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New Member
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Hi, I usually buy gold coins to invest and then sell when I need the cash. But I'm also one of those people that collects the different 2 pound coins. Looking among my gold double sovereigns I found a gold £2 Coin, which I have the same version in the normal metal. I have tried to search google for it but I can only find the 2015 version and mine also has different markings near the Queens face. I was wondering if it might be a fake coin. Can anyone with better knowledge shed some light on this. Thanks   |
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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I have taken some better images after clamping it in a vice and getting the angle right, the outer rim of the coin looks like it is rose gold.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Did you weigh it, should be 15.98 grams..
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 United States
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Yes I weighed it it weighs 18.91g in the capsule which is about the same as other double sovereigns I have, it is also the same size and thickness.  Edited by CoinDude26
07/09/2026 4:50 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Try weighing it out of the capsule.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Yes. It's a gold proof £2 coin, ref K69 on page 99 of my 2025 "Spink" decimal catalogue.The confusion has arisen from someone (maybe the chap you bought it off?) having described it as a "double sovereign", which thanks to TRM's way of doing things, is actually a different coin. The privy mark is the 22/26. See pages 182 to 185 of the same book. Hope this helps.  |
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United States
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New Member
United Kingdom
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I took it out of the capsule and weighed it, it weighs 15.98g. I took my time doing it as I had to get some white gloves and I put it into a better quality case while I was doing it. I have found some info on this and there are only 200 minted, and it is out of a set of coins. So. I would think it might be worth more to a collector than just the gold value?  |
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United Kingdom
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Hiya. My 2025 "Coin Yearbook" says 275 were struck and gives a value of £1250. These prices were published before strange things happened to precious metals prices, but you're looking at half a Troy ounce of gold plus a flexible numismatic premium. The prices they used were based on gold prices from the previous August. Hope this helps.
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Posted 07/09/2026 2:53 pm
