Peru - Minted in the United States
1895-2C(Scovill Mfg.)
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
PERU - DECIMAL |
| Item Description: |
2C 1895 KM-188.2 |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS MS 64 Red Brown |
| Owner: |
coin928 |
Owner Comments:
Peru(South) - 1895(W) 2 Centavos - KM #188.2 - Mintage: Unknown
This coin was minted by the private Waterbury Mint in Waterbury Connecticut for circulation in South Peru.
The Scovill Manufacturing Company was founded in 1802 as the Waterbury Works and primarily manufactured buttons. It was taken over by the Scovill brothers in 1827 and soon thereafter began producing many varieties of tokens. Between 1834 and 1841, it was responsible for striking many of the U. S. Hard Times Tokens as well as some Civil War Tokens, and a variety of other similar items.
Scovill Manufacturing supplied the planchets for the very first foreign coins struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. These were the Venezuela One Centavo and 2 1/2 Centavos coins struck in 1876 and 1877. Many of the planchets for U.S. One Cent and Five Cent coins struck between 1888 and 1906 were also produced by the Waterbury Mint.
Date acquired: 3/30/2016 (Already graded by PCGS)
Rev. 3/30/2016