2 cent piece, stamped face, blank back. What is this?

[Tad Toloose]

 

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[SD51]

They minted the two cent piece from 1864 to 1873. Looks like the obverse has been worn off...

 

[coinman123]

Looks like a two cent piece that belonged to someone with a lot of free time. Probably just a bored person grinding off one side. Still a very cool coin, most people don't even know that the USA ever minted a two cent piece

 

[pepperj]

Could it possible that it was a mint error?

 

[TheHunterGT]

One of my middle school teachers had a 50 cent piece that he rubbed with his thumb. It looked the same on one side.

He thumbed that coin non-stop from 8am to 3pm through 7th and 8th grade.

I asked him why...and he said he had been doing it for years and it soothed his nerves while talking to us. That coin might have saved a few kids form getting smacked up side the head...who knows....

 

[fistfulladirt]

We used to grind these down to dime-size on the sidewalk, then use them in the Coke machine.

 

[jerseyben]

Could it possible that it was a mint error?

Not a chance.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find!