Two-cent billon

Two-cent billon

United states
Value	0.02 U.S. Dollar
Mass	3.84 g
Composition	90% Cu, 10% Ag
Years of minting	1836
Mint marks	None, all were minted at the Philadelphia Mint
Obverse
Design	Eagle
Designer	Christian Gobrecht
Design date	1836
Reverse
Design	Denomination surrounded by a wreath
Designer	Christian Gobrecht
Design date	1836

The two-cent billon was a pattern US coin struck in 1836 and initially proposed as part of the Act of January 13, 1837.^[1] Versions exist with either a reeded edge and coin orientation or a plain edge and medal orientation; however, those with the former tend to be original strikes, whereas the latter are always proof restrikes (most from the 1850s).^[2]