Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Two-cent piece (United States)

Two-cent piece (United States)
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/April 22, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 19:51, 7 April 2014‎ (UTC)



The two-cent piece was produced by the Mint of the United States for circulation from 1864 to 1872 and for collectors in 1873. It was designed by James B. Longacre. The economic turmoil of the American Civil War caused government-issued coins, even the non-silver Indian Head cent, to vanish from circulation, hoarded by the public. One means of filling this gap was private token issues, often made of bronze. The cent at that time was struck of a copper-nickel alloy. The piece was difficult for the Philadelphia Mint to strike, and Mint officials, as well as the annual Assay Commission, recommended the coin's replacement. Despite opposition from those wishing to keep the metal nickel in the coinage, led by Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864, authorizing bronze cents and two-cent pieces. Although initially popular in the absence of other federal coinage, the two-cent piece's place in circulation was usurped by other non-precious metal coins which Congress subsequently authorized, the three-cent piece and the nickel. There were decreasing mintages each year, and it was abolished by the Mint Act of 1873. Large quantities were redeemed by the government and melted. Nevertheless, two-cent pieces remain inexpensive by the standards of 19th-century American coinage.

Two points It's the 150th anniversary of the Coinage Act, creating the coin, and less two points for recent appearance of the Kennedy half dollar (29 days).--Wehwalt (talk) 19:56, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Support -- I don't think two coin articles in 4 months is a problem. Great article.--ColonelHenry (talk) 20:20, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Support. Excellent high-level quality improvement effort by . Most educational article, contributes to understanding of this historical time period by our readers and editors, alike. FA promoted in 2014. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 20:38, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Support, valuable two cents, my two cents, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:43, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Cute. :) &mdash; Cirt (talk) 20:46, 26 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Support and a minnow slap to Gerda for punning.  Montanabw (talk) 03:35, 1 April 2014 (UTC)