Value for most is a little more than face value. It was all just nonsense started by the Sun a while ago. I hope this helps Another urban myth about the coin is that putting it in the freezer overnight causes the cupro-nickel centre to pop out, a claim which had been true of some early mintings of the similarly bimetallic Canadian 2 dollar coin. The book is here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Collectors-Coins-Decimal-Issues-Kingdom/dp/094896488X/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=predecimalcoi-21&linkCode=w00&linkId=&creativeASIN=094896488X. Well technically it’s illegal to spend a known fake, but I suspect someone would probably pay more than £2 for it as an interesting curio. I work in a shop and this week had a customer with piles of single metal £2 coins – some were the 1989 bill of rights, others appeared to be Scottish and others from the Ascension Islands. Weight: 12 grammes. On the 31st July 2006, the Reserve Bank introduced new smaller and lighter 10, 20 and 50 cent coins made of plated steel. CYC-Admin
Totally blank space, not worn away because the grooves are complete in the space. What date is it? 30th October 2017. Seven single metal gold coloured thicker coins were issued before this date. CYC-Admin
AND THERE IS A BEARD . Width: 2.5mm. Hopefully I am close to the end of my 61 £2 collection I just hope that one day someone will appreciate that I actually finished something. 18th February 2018. Although legal tender, those earlier coins had never been common in everyday circulation. IS THERE A VALUE .I NO EBAY .AND FACEBOOK IPITUP . N Curtis
Yes, but not a massive amount. Ending 15 Jan at 2:46AM GMT 6d 22h. With “something will turn up” on the side. 5th September 2018, hello there;where is 2018 2 pound coin ”lightning”-raf 1918-2018?cheers, CYC-Admin
I’ve recently inherited a large amount of foreign coins, some are really pretty (but probably worthless) where can I get quality information like your site offers on Foreign Coins? Hi. Change Checker, a coin dealing website, suggest that the Inverted Effigy may have affected as few as around just 3,250 coins. I dont know if you got a reply but this is how it works I can’t see it listed here. Kind regards John Lewis
Also is that now 75 with the new Captain Cook. I am a fan of the collective information supplied which is excellent, keep up the good work. [2], Beyond the usual commemorative versions, no two pound coins were minted for general circulation in 2017. 19th January 2017, Sean Brown
17th April 2018. 3rd January 2018. It’s been fun collecting from circulation over the last 9/12 and I now have all the standard and 29 commemorative £2 coins. The Australian two-dollar coin is the highest-denomination coin of the Australian dollar. 10th October 2018. My friend said it could be a rare coin but i’m never that lucky to find anything rare. ALL of them have the writing right way with Queens Head upper. Surrounding inscription "MAGNA CARTA" with "1215 - 2015" below, Comedy - Jester's hat and stick. Worth holding on to, for what reason? Hi It wasn’t anything revealing, I just said: No one knows yet for the 2018 dated coins as it will depend on demand for them (and when there is demand, what the RM use to quench it) during 2018. Modern £1 coins (the old type) had edge lettering on them from 1983 onwards and before that lots of other coins also had wording on the edge and no one used to pay any attention to it whatsoever, until the silly Sun article and similar, which implied that some are ‘rare’! This is for home work, please reply as soon as possible. 12th March 2017. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin’s introduction. £2 Coins in Circulation The familiar bi-metallic UK £2 coin was introduced in 1998 (the first was actually dated 1997). The Shakespeare £2’s are still fairly new so perhaps not yet evenly distributed. 1st July 2018. I had no idea they could be valuable. 2 What term for the current geological epoch was coined in 2000? 10th October 2017. The inner circle of dots around the queens head, I assume they should they be printed on the silver part of the coin only, many of mine span both gold and the silver edge. 2016, Fifth head, ages of man reverse, but no inscription on the edge. 6th August 2018. Where is the best place to sell ? The 2-dollar coin was first introduced on February 19, 1996, to replace the 2-dollar bill. Hi. 6th June 2019. RegaRDS I refused to accept them. Hi Admin, I have the coin that you display in your Profile PIc, 2016 very new and shiny. 24th March 2019. As a consequence a tenth of a pound coin was introduced to test public opinion. And due to the new £1 there seems to be less demand in general for the £2 coin in normal use. It would be interesting to count 1,000 coins and see what the ratio is. CYC-Admin
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I am gutted. Size: 28.4mm. The one pound coin was introduced into circulation on 21 April 1983. 21st February 2018. I’ve recently started collecting and regularly use this site for reference , CYC-Admin
It could be a fake. 16th September 2018, I have got about a dozen coins dated 2018. 24th February 2017, Hi Geoff I have just got a two pound coin in my change and in the middle it has written”in the begining was the world” but then it is written again on the same side same words only back to front is this one you are looking for? G(Good), VG (Very Good), F (Fine), Very Fine (VF), Extremely Fine (EF), UNC (uncirculated),FDC (Fleur De Coin) – and some books also list poor and fair at the bottom end. Amyyvonnehutchins@outlook.com
2nd January 2017. Hi Tania, I have a £2 coin with Magna Carta 1215 – 2016 written on it, but has no writing on the edge and appears to be slightly thinner than several other £2 coins I have, is it a fake?…. CYC-Admin
The coin was introduced on 15 June 1998 (coins minted 1997) after a review of the United Kingdom's coinage decided that a general-circulation £2 coin was needed. On Monday 15 February 1971, the process was completed when the 0.5p, 1p and 2p coins were introduced. Adam Pollard
By the 1850s (by then, a Seated Liberty design had been on the coin for over a decade), the quarter was commonly made by the millions. The second and current reverse (as of 2019), featuring a segment of the Royal Shield, was introduced in 2008. Or have I got a fake? it came without a C.O.A I have tried to sell it on Ebay but NO interest .I see that C.O.A are available on Ebay for £3.95 Are these fake too ? The old coin will remain legal tender until October 15 … They are in the app (and book of course). But it was the coin's inaccuracies that terrified fans of the author. I ‘save’ £2 coins and have quite a lot including the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games and the Beijing 2008 London handover one. On the side, it says: “Pemember Remember the fifth of November”. and the app for Android (search Play for Check Your Change). It’s official, the new £2 coin has turned 20 years old. In the world of decimal collectors it’s pretty much either ‘used’ or ‘BU’. 18th February 2017, Thank you very much for publishing this information for free. All of the single metal coins tend to find owners over face value and even fake ones are of interest to some people (not that I’ve ever seen any fakes of the older £2 coins but it’s possible I suppose). Good Day It isn’t right, but it’s more mass production sloppiness rather than an actual error. 21st July 2017. The main cause of the mis-information is that people can ask any price they like for anything on eBay and sometimes these utopian prices get picked up by tabloids who report it and make it sound like whatever the subject is, is actually worth whatever the eBay asking price is. The design itself was first tried out in 1994 when the Royal Mint produced a short run of demonstration pieces to the new bi-metal standard. £2 circular and £5 seven-sided gold-coloured coins could also be re-introduced later if desirable. The coins described as rare and very rare are absurd and damn lies in some cases. 17th May 2017. Or the Android app, which is a little more up to date on prices. marks. and the picture is the back of the coin (THE REVERSE ) so 12th June 2018. Favourite answer. Either a 4th or 5th I’m not sure how to work out from your images, but it’s the one with the battle ships. Or lots of people sell on ebay, but that can be a rather a wash of badly described coins being sold by chancers for silly money! The queens head looks to be 1st generation (I’m very new to this so apologise if I’m using the wrong terminology) and ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D. The other side has 1694 – 1994, swirly Bank of England text and a small oval picture in the middle. CYC-Admin
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The new £2 ($3.49) coin, issued to mark 75 years since Wells' death, includes imagery from two of his most celebrated books, and was described by the Royal Mint as a "spine-chilling design" when it was unveiled on Monday. Above paragraph filched from RM website. I am a novice collector so could very well have misunderstood! 25th January 2017. I have 2 coins of £2 dna double helix, and I’ve just realised, on one of them, the pic side looks “moved”. people getting their mates or wives to bid things up artificially. The original reverse design of the frill-necked lizard has not been changed since the introduction. Thank you Thanks, CYC-Admin
Click on the dates below to see the £2 coin(s) issued for that year. Helen Bruten
0 bids. I cant seem to find any pictures of the edge inscription on more of these coins… is that how they all look ? The dangers of selling your coins on eBay Lv 7. It is the same shape as the 12-sided threepenny bit, which was in circulation from 1937 until decimalisation in 1971. Coins in the wrong metal are indeed rare but there are a number of checks that would need to be made – the weight and size to start with but ultimately the only way of verifying that is isn’t plated in a silver coloured metal is with something called an XRF tester machine. Is there any collectable value to this coin?. When and why was Australian $2 coin introduced? Also, design elements often get lost in the join of the 2 metals. Tania Ziegler
This was because the concurrent introduction of the new version of the one pound coin had put enough two pound (and 20 pence) coins back into circulation, as people emptied coin jars primarily for the older one pound coin that was due to be withdrawn.[3]. It’s just a minor thing, no two coins are the same and their quality is often lacking. 2nd November 2016. They are worth whatever the next person is willing to pay for them. Stephen T-J
Have two coins that don’t seem to be on here. Thanks. 13th November 2019. 3rd April 2017. 19th September 2017. A new car costs £23,460 inclusive of VAT (VAT @ 20%). I have a 1707/2017 coin any use in keeping it, CYC-Admin
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I have lots of them. 1 Whose Rabbit sculpture sold for $91m? 5th April 2017. When the Euro coin was introduced in 2002, two math professors had their statistics students test whether the Belgian one Euro coin was a fair coin. Three different portraits of the Queen have been used, with the current design by Jody Clark being introduced in 2015. The 4th portraits were included in sets only so won’t normally be found in circulation. 5th March 2017. 13th October 2017, My book! There is a book or an app to answer all the valuations kinds of questions. Is there really a 2016 Fire of London with 4th portrait? Often the quality is worryingly good and they do often have a proof like appearance. 31st January 2017. I’ve got a very proof looking/frosted £2 coin. Ruby Jane. I remember being in retail years ago and how we used to gasp when we saw a Scottish note or a Jersey coin had somehow crept into the till. 1st March 2017. This was subsequently removed in 1982. The lane numbers show "1908" across the lanes with "TWO POUNDS 2008" written along the lanes. It is meant to be random, but I wonder if there is something in the production process that makes it more likely that the writing will be right way up with the queen’s head upper. No, there are lots around circulating at the moment. Hi, I’ve recently been saving unusual coins now for about 6 months (basically coins that I’ve not seen before) It’s never really been a thing in the past, but yes you are right, there are statistically half the mintage one way up and half the mintage the other. Cant’ get either of those with the writing the right way up with the picture upper. It was designed by wildlife and landscape artist Brent Townsend. Another one of those cookie messages! Thanks! 1 decade ago. You say it should be on the heads side, but I have two coins 2015 witrh the date on the tail side! info@checkyourchange.co.uk, Ralf Edge
My daughter found a very shiny single metal 2 pound coin dated 1986 which I assumed must be fake – until I found your website! Behind the athlete is a circle containing a flag – there are four versions of this coin, each with one of the flags of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England in this circle, A representation of the double helical structure of DNA with the words DNA Double Helix above and 'TWO POUNDS' and the dates '1953–2003' below, 200th Anniversary of the first steam locomotive by, A representation of a steam locomotive engine with the words 'TWO POUNDS' above and inside a cog wheel, the words R.TREVITHICK 1804 INVENTION INDUSTRY PROGRESS 2004 as a circumscription, None (milled with an incuse railway line motif), An arrangement of crossiers, maces and swords surrounded by stars and the dates 1605 & 2005. Les. Hi £2 coin United Nations of peace. 30th September 2018, I have a 2012 charles dickens 2 pound. CYC-Admin
I am new in this and just found a IWW 2014 £2 coin in perfect conditions in my change. No, afraid not. Offa, an Anglo-Saxon king, introduced the first English coin known as the penny around 790 A.D.; it was made entirely of silver. Never seen one before, only the bi metal ones. Yes, with the wrong dates like that is a known Chinese fake type. It’s quite common for the beading around the middle part of the coin to end up lost in the join or partially on the brass coloured part. That's 132 times the coins' original value. Astrid
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£2 coins and 50p coin will be issued. Frankenstein indeed. 14th April 2017. 6th September 2016, If you are luckt enougb to get these coins in your change were would you sell them, CYC-Admin
In other words it shouldn’t make a difference. Thank You. The only "mint set only" year was 1991. Along with the RM collectors booklet could you give a rough ‘guess-timate’ on the value for them as a complete set? The portrait side is the same as the Standing on the shoulders of Giants issues and as such it has no value anywhere on it. The conversion to decimal currency continued gradually over the next three years. 22nd June 2017, Dear Sir/Madam The whole design is more pronounced and the letters directly under the queens head are a lot thicker and more prominent. The whole design is overlaid with a linking jigsaw motif and surrounded by the dates "1707" and "2007", and the denomination "TWO POUNDS", The date "1807" with the "0" depicted as a broken chain link, surrounded by the inscription "AN ACT FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE" and the date "2007", A flag showing the five Olympic rings being passed from a hand on the left to a hand on the right. CYC-Admin
5th February 2017, I suspect in your 7th minute you probably found the posts that ask the same question about the writing on the edge and learned that the writing is totally random and can be up one way or the other. It was missing on the summary page. And I don’t steal images from people so I have to wait until I have one before I can photograph and show. Four different portraits of the Queen have been used; the latest design by Jody Clark was introduced in 2015. Hi I have a collection of £2 coins (61 to be exact) The wording is different to the other type, in fact that’s the easy way of telling the 4th portrait coin from the 5th. THE CENTAUR IS IN CORRECT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIELD THERE IS A GAP. The Royal mint suggests there are four 2015 coins, one of each type that you mention, whereas you are suggesting there are five coins (2x Magna Carta, 4th & 5th portrait) Could you clarify, please? 11th December 2016. right way up & an upside down, some are harder to find The Scottish coin, celebrated the Scottish Tercentenary of the CLAIM of Rights, whilst the other coin was for the Bill of Rights. 2nd November 2016. 14th April 2017, I have a commemorative bill of rights 1689~1989 £2 coin still in it’s plastic case, can you tell me if it’s worth anything, CYC-Admin
Usually they were put in them by banks etc and not actually sold by the Royal Mint like that. This would then give the 2015 Royal Navy a figure of 325,000 for each type nudging it a lot closer to the Kew gardens 50p. Referred to as nickel-brass. 9th September 2016. Some pay a little more than face value if they can’t find one and want one. Is this worth more? I have quite a selection of £2 coins now. There are some silly prices on eBay (£1000), and making all sorts of claims (ie, solid gold). And even if it is in the wrong metal the prices people pay for them tend to be a bit more down to earth than the media would have you believe. 5th April 2018. Can you please me identify it . There are some currently expensive IOM coins, I must admit I don’t really follow them. I have a Charles Dickens £2 coin. CYC-Admin
It’s all nonsense, spend your £2 as £2. 18th January 2018. So far, I cannot find anything out about this. Evening, I have to hand a WW1 2015 coin. The coin was introduced on 15 June 1998 (coins minted 1997) after a review of the United Kingdom's coinage decided that a general-circulation £2 coin was needed. I did however notice there is no picture for the RAF Centenary Lightning II £2 coin. Is this real please?! I can’t be sure of exactly what you mean though, without seeing pictures. I recommend the app or the book. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The writing on the edge can be up one way or the other, it’s completely random. 1998 and later dated coins bear the effigy of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley. 20th February 2018. (Newton was Warden and later Master of the Royal Mint. Thanks and keep up the great work on the site. rare 2p coin 1971. CYC-Admin
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