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Valued Member
United States
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As some of you know, I'm assembling a type collection of UK circulated coins. My collection ranges from 1/4 Farthings to the decimal 1 pounds, I have also included things like the 25 pence and a few of the set only coins like the 1992 50 pence.
My question is, remember I live in California, are the 2 pound coins used in circulation today?
I think there are 2 types Nickel-brass and a Bi-metallic. I am thinking of including them, or at least samples of them, if they are used in circulation.
Thanks
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 Australia
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They can be picked up from circulation, particularly the newer bimetallic ones, though I don't think they're as "common" as £1 coins. I'm in Australia, so I'm only going off what family and friends that visited there have reported to me; they've brought me back £2 coins they found in circulation, including a nice circulating commemorative one from 2004 with Trevithick's steam train on it. Quite generous of them, given the exchange rate at the time was nearly £1 = AU$3.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Turkey
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uouo77 = Yes, bi-metallic two pounds coins are in circulation at Great Britain right now, since 1997 (first year they were minted). They are legal tender, yet not as common as 1 pound coins. For more, you can see mintage figures at https://www.royalmint.co.uk |
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United Kingdom
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£1 do seem to circulate the most since there no £1 note and therefore almost every £1 coin that I see that is a over a year old seems rather beatup.
£2 are used as well. In fact, I just received a very nice 2008 one today in change.
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Germany
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The commemoratives are sometimes quite hard to find, every time I get a nice shiny £2 coin I think oww, this could be one, only to see the normal coin again! Can't remember the last time I even got a commemorative one, I'm still waiting for one of the 2007 coins I think!
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks all for the info. Since I'm not a big fan of commemoratives, I'm still debating if I should add the 2 pounds to my type collection or not. It's bad enough that I added the 50p coins.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm in Georgia and starting a Type Set for my wife (who is British). Like yours, hers will be a circulated set. Is there a Dansco album (similar to the U.S. 7070) for a British T.S.? The few coins I already have aren't really displayable right now but have been segregated by KM# within coin type. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Valued Member
United States
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I've had Dansco print some covers with "Great Britain Volume 1" - 2 - 3 up to vol 6, using there largest album. I then use the Dansco pages for 2 by 2 holders (you can get about 9 pages in each book). I don't know of any per-made Type books for Great Britain. Remember, in the Dansco US type book there are about 85 coins. Queen Elizabeth has about 98 coins up to the 2 pound by herself. I use an album and a half just for her, and I also use about a book for Queen Victoria. There are a lot of coins in GB. If you are interested I have my collection online at http://bills-stuff.net/Hope this helps Bill Edited by uouo77
01/12/2010 3:50 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for the info Bill. Much appreciated.
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Pillar of the Community
Turkey
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Bill, you should because every time I come to London, I am able to spot one or two comemmoritive and lots of circulating, regular 2 pound coins. I think you sohuld, because they are aprt of the regular circulation coins of the UK.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Just picked up £40 in two pounds coins from the bank to look thru.
What I do next is trade them in for 1 pounds, then 50 pence, then 20 pence, and so forth.
Will let you know if I find anything interesting.
Ken
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm looking forward to your results.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Results of £40 in 2 Pound Coins Normal Reverse: 2008 8 2007 1 2006 1 2000 1 1999 3 1998 2  Top Row: WW2 Commemoration issued in 2005 (St Paul's Cathedral illuminated by searchlights) Trevithick commemoration issued in 2004 (200th Anniversary of the first steam locomotive) Bottom Row: Pair of Gunpowder Plot Commemoration coins issued in 2005 (Guy Fawkes and 5th of November - Bonfire Night) So still not luck on finding the following from circulation: 2008 Olympics Centenary 2008 Olympic Handover 2009 Charles Darwin 2009 Robert Burns 2009 Normal Reverse Ken |
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
I want to thank all the members, along with other friends, who have talked me into adding the 2 pound coins to my collection. I now have only one more hurdle, before I can start. It's called a wife  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1682 Posts |
Here is a list of the modern UK £2 coins.
Date Mintage - Subject
1997 13,734,625 Technology
1998 91,110,375 Technology
1999 33,719,000 Technology
1999 4,933,000 Rugby World Cup
2000 25,770,000 Technology
2001 34,984,750 Technology
2001 4,558,000 Marconi
2002 13,024,750 Technology
2003 17,531,250 Technology
2003 4,299,000 DNA
2004 11,981,500 Technology
2004 5,004,500 Trevithick
2005 3,837,250 Technology
2005 10,191,000 World War II
2005 5,140,500 Gunpowder Plot
2006 16,715,000 Technology
2006 7,928,250 Brunel - portrait
2006 7,452,250 Brunel - achievements
2007 10,270,000 Technology
2007 7,545,000 Act of Union
2007 8,445,000 Slave Trade
2008 15,346,000 Technology
Have Not Seen In Circulation
Date Mintage - Subject
2008 910,000 1908 Olympic Games
2008 London 2012 Olympiad Handover
2009 Technology
2009 Charles Darwin
2009 Robert Burns
2010 Technology
2010 Florence Nightingale
Very Difficult To Find In Circulation
Date Mintage - Subject
2002 771,750 Commonwealth Games - Scotland
2002 588,500 Commonwealth Games - Wales
2002 485,500 Commonwealth Games - Ireland
2002 650,500 Commonwealth Games - England
These are also very difficult to tell apart because the difference is the flag used for each part of the UK.
So this is 33 coins with a face value of £66 which is around $107.
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
Yep, about $107, however, I live in California and can't just go to the bank and get a bag full. I have to work my $%@# off for each one - lol
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