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Do Bargains Exist Among 2-Cent Pieces?

There are plenty of United States coin series that people collect avidly. The Morgan and Peace dollars come quickly to mind, as do the Walking Liberty and Franklin halves. There are also some U.S. series for which we will have to look pretty hard to find even one collector who tries to assemble something like a full run of dates, and maybe of mintmarks. The 2-cent pieces most assuredly fall in this latter category. Yes, people do collect 2-cent pieces. But usually folks want just one of these coppers, often as a type coin for some

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