All of the proof 1865 Two Cent Pieces are of the Plain 5 Variety and come from a mintage of 500 coins. Most of that mintage has survived. Scarce as of PR66 with brown and red-brown color. Full red examples are rare as of PR65. Any cameo surfaces are great rarities in all grades.
| coinage-type | Two cent piece |
| desg | PR |
| designer | James B. Longacre |
| diameter | 23 |
| edge | Plain |
| material | 0.95 copper; 0.05 tin & zinc |
| mintage | 500 |
| ngc-id | 274U |
| obverse-description | An ornate shield flanked on the left and right by leaves with arrow heads and shanks (crossed behind) appear protruding at the four corners. A ribbon above the shield bears the words IN GOD WE TRUST, making this coin design the first usage this now-ubiquitous motto. The date is positioned at the bottom center. |
| pcgs-link | 3627 |
| pcgs-number | 3627 |
| reverse-description | A large numeral 2 with the word CENTS below (smaller) in the center is framed by a well-defined wheat wreath tied at the bottom center by a simple ribbon. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA appears around the periphery. |
| weight-grams | 6.22 |
| year-display | 1864-1873 |