Beautiful Gem Proof quality for this key date in the brief two-cent series of 1864 to 1873. Golden-orange surfaces retain full mint bloom in a satin to modestly semi-reflective finish. Fully struck throughout and exceptionally well preserved. The year 1872 represents the last in which the Mint produced circulation strikes of this denomination. With only 65,000 pieces produced, the 1872 is a key two-cent issue in that format. Proofs are seen more frequently than Mint State survivors, in fact, but at the assigned grade level the present example is a noteworthy condition rarity in its own right.,PCGS# 3650. NGC ID: 2752.,NGC Census: 21; 6 finer in this category (all Proof-66 RD).,