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HBCC #6003 – 1836 Two-Cent – Obverse HBCC #6003 – 1836 Two-Cent – Reverse
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1836 Two-Cent

HBCC#:
6003
Breen#:
n/a
BD#:
n/a
Judd#:
54
Pollock#:
57

A second example of the Eagle on Cloud pattern, this piece is in copper and struck on a thin planchet. The original legislation for these patterns required a weight of 60 grains, with the billon composition. Most copper patterns weigh between 57 and 59 grains. This example is substantially below standard with a weight of 38.9 grains and may be the only example surviving at this weight. It is from a very late die state with extensive obverse die cracks. The obverse die was blundered with A in STATES over an errant E and the 3 in the date over an errant 6.

Provenance:
J.M. Wade; Stack's ANA Sale, August 1971, Lot 318.
Obverse:
An eagle with wings spread, perched on a cloud, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around, the date below.
Reverse:
The denomination, TWO CENTS, within an open-topped wreath of laurel.
Commentary: