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 United Kingdom
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I can see what appears to be another image of the Queen stamped over the Queen's portrait on the 20p coin, but then again, I see pictures in wallpaper and clouds.
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United Kingdom
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The mint issued around 1.45 billion 1971 2p coins which is why they are quite common to find , I have also come across quite a few over the years and the most interesting one was recently were I got one that was drilled to reveal the shiny copper on the inside ............ I wonder who did that and if the person did it to see if they ever get that same coin one day in their change ...  |
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United Kingdom
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Hi again, tracyaw has inspired me to look at more 2p-so I'm currently going through £5 worth of them...full report to follow later...
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United Kingdom
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Checked 250 2p's this morning, have to admit that I hadn't bothered to do this for a few years. I found a 93 with a metal flaw similar to traceyaw's, and another that was so smashed up I could barely identify it as a 2p
Here's some results...
1971(18) 75(6) no 76 77(2) 78(5) 79(5) 80(7)
81(5) 85(6) 86(4) 87(10) 88(11) 89 (5)90(4)
91(2) 92(3) 93(6) 94(13) 95(4) 96(7) 98(8) 99(8) 00(16)
01(14) 02(3) 04(11) 05(8) 06(5) 07(9) 08(7) 09(3) 10(1)scarce date? 11(8) 12(5) no 13's :(
Didn't check for different metals, may do later..off to work in a bit.
This was tallied rather quick so if my math doesn't add...apologies.
Cheers,
Steve
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United Kingdom
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18 1971s lol, I am going to have to look through mine again to check for proof issues, I think 72, 73, and 74 They have no value but would be an interesting find :)
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United Kingdom
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I also found this Jersey Two Pence in my 2ps :)  |
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United Kingdom
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That Jersey 2p is nice, if I find them in change I always keep them. good luck with your search.. ;)
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Yeah you too Steve, good hunting :)
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United Kingdom
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The 2008 old design 2p I always found tricky -
never was very common, even at the time.
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United Kingdom
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Hi andyg, yeah there was one 2008 OD in the 250 2p I sorted through yesterday, worth keeping then?
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Edited by DaytR
07/12/2013 1:48 pm
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United Kingdom
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They were released quite early in 2008, don't think many made it as far as the Midlands. However, as regards keeping them, there are plenty in mint sets which will keep the price down :(
(I still save every one I find though...)
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Interesting stuff, how many many have you saved so far ?
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I only have two, but will be looking for more now. :)
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I have only about two or three, have given away quite a number though to various collectors :)
Edited by andyg
07/12/2013 6:58 pm
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Posted 07/10/2013 4:03 pm
Theres only 10.6 million that were minted ( to put it into perspective => there are 6 people in the UK for each OD 2008 2p coin that was released) and considering that a lot of them are probably stuck in someones change boxes and containers, they are very hard to find ..... I was lucky I had one in an old jacket pocket and it fell out when I was retreiving the jacket recently , it was nice and red too 
