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Item of the Week: 1870 Two-Cent Piece

The 1870 two-cent piece is a slightly better date.  It is not the key two-cent piece business strike as that honor falls to the 1872 while the proof only 1873 remains the toughest date needed to fill a collection.  That said, the 1870 tells a story about the times and about the denomination so it’s a date worth knowing and having in a collection

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