Values of Coins of England and Great Britain

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by Tony Clayton

The Decimal Two Pound Coins

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Circulation Issues : Presentation Folders : Base metal Proofs : Silver Proofs : Silver Piedfort Proofs : Other Proofs

Two pound coins are not only issued for circulation, but also sold in folders or sets issued by the Royal Mint. In some cases these differ from those issued for circulation, and are otherwise distinguished by the lack of bag marks which result from the mass production treatment used for those issued for circulation. In recent years some designs were not issued for circulation.
Proof coins manufactured from specially polished dies under high pressure to show the full detail of the designs are made in gold or silver as well as base metal. Silver 'piedfort proof' versions are made using blanks twice as thick as normal.

It is stressed that the following prices are a guide only, and in UK pounds. I can take no personal responsibility for their accuracy, although every effort has been made to ensure that they have been copied correctly.

The information has generally been taken from the UK monthly magazine Coin News, and is reproduced by the kind permission of
Token Publishing Ltd, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE

Coins of lower condition than BU have not been listed.

Circulation Issues

Thick Single-Metal Types
Year    BU
1986    5
1989B   10
1989C   30
1994    10
1995P   10
1995U   10
1996    10
B: Bill of Rights
C: Claim of Rights
P: Peace
U: UN
Thin Bimetallic Types
1997    5

1998    4
1999    4
1999R   6
2000    4
2001    4
2001m   5
2002    4
2002c   15
2003    4
2003d   5
2004    4
2004t   5
2005    4
2005g   5
2005v   5
2006    4
2006b   5
2006p   5
2007    4
2007u   5
2007s   8
2008    4
2008o   12
2008h   14
2009    4
2009b   5
2009d   5
2010    4
2010n   4
2011    4
2011m   10
2011j   10
2012    3
2012d   4
2012h   14
2013    4
2013u   6
2013t   6
2013g   5
2014    4
2014t   4
2014w   4
2015    4
2015m   15
2015n   8
2015w   10
2016    5
2016c   4
2016t   4
2016h   4
2016f   4
2016w   4
2018    3
R: Rugby World Cup
m: Marconi
c: Commonwealth Games
   (each of four types)
d: DNA
t: Trevithick
g: Fireworks
v: WW2 Commemoration
b: Brunel
p: Paddington
u: Act of Union
s: Abolition of Slave Trade
o: Centenary of 1908 Olympics
h: Handover of Olympic Flag
b: Robert Burns
d: Charles Darwin
n: Nursing
m: Mary Rose
j: King James Bible
d: Dickens
h: Olympic Handover
u: Underground (roundel)
t: Underground (train)
g: Guinea
t: Trinity House
w: First World War (2014-2016)
m: Magna Carta
n: New reverse & obverse
c: Comedies
f: Great Fire
h: Histories
t: Tragedies

Several types were not issued for circulation and were only available in Royal Mint set.

Issues from Royal Mint Folders or Uncirculated sets

Year    BU
1986f   8
1989Bf  8
1989Bf  35
1989BCf 25
1994f   12
1995Pf  12
1995Uf  12
1996f   12
1997f   8
1998f   8
1999Rf  10
2000f   6
2001f   5
2001mf  8
2002f   6
2002cf  60
2003f   8
2003df  8
2004f   6
2004tf  8
2005f   6
2005gf  8
2005vf  8
2006bf  6
2006pf  6
2007uf  6
2007sf  10
2008f   6
2008of  15
2008hf  18
2009f   5
2009bf  8
2009df  8
2010f   8
2010nf  10
2011f   5
2011mf  12
2011jf  12
2012f   6
2012df  11
2012hf  20
2013f   6
2013uf  12
2013tf  12
2013gf  12
2014f   10
2014tf  12
2014wf  10
2015f   10
2015mf  20
2015nf  10
2015wf  12
2016f   10
2016cf  10
2016ff  10
2016hf  10
2016tf  10
2016wf  10
2017f   10
2017wf  10
2017jf  10
2018f   10
2018ff  12
2018wf  10
2018rf  10
2018cf  10
2019f   10
2019df  10
2019cf  10
2019pf  10
2019wf  10
2020f   10
2020cf  10
2020vf  10
2020af  10
2020mf  10
2021f   10
2021wf  10
2021sf  10
2022f   10
2022ff  10
2022vf  9

BC: pair; Bill of Rights and Claim of Rights
cf: Commonwealth Games (set of four types)

Nickel-brass/Bimetallic Proof Issues

Year    BU
1986p   15
1989Bp  15
1989Cp  35
1994p   30
1995Pp  15
1995Up  15
1996p   15
1997p   12
1998p   12
2000p   10
2001p   10
2001mp  10
2002p   10
2002cp  75
2003p   12
2003dp  10
2004p   12
2004tp  10
2005p   8
2005gp  10
2006p   6
2006bp  10
2006pp  10
2007p   8
2007up  8
2007sp  12
2008p   12
2008op  20
2009p   10
2009bp  12
2009dp  12
2010p   12
2010np  12
2011p   12
2011mp  15
2011jp  15
2012p   12
2012dp  12
2012hp  25
2013p   12
2013up  18
2013tp  18
2013gp  18
2014p   25
2014tp  20
2014wp  20
2015p   20
2015mp  25
2015np  20
2015wp  20
2016p   20
2016cp  20
2016fp  20
2016hp  20
2016tp  20
2016wp  20
2017p   20
2017wp  20
2017jp  20
2018p   20
2018fp  25
2018wp  20
2018rp  25
2018cp  25
2019p   20
2019dp  25
2019cp  25
2019pp  25
2019wp  25
2020p   20
2020cp  25
2020vp  25
2020ap  25
2020mp  25
2021p   20
2021wp  25
2021sp  25
2022p   20

p: proof in usual metal
c: Commonwealth Games (set of four types)

'BU' Silver Issue

Year    BU
1986s   35
2004ts  25

Silver Proof Issues

Year    BU
1986sp  45
1989Bsp 35
1989Csp 45
1994sp  35
1995Psp 35
1995Usp 40
1996sp  40
1997sp  35
1998sp  35
1999Rsp 45
2000sp  40
2001msp 40
2002csp 250
2003dsp 40
2004tsp 45
2005gsp 40
2005vsp 40
2006bsp 40
2006psp 40
2007usp 40
2007ssp 40
2008osp 40
2008hsp 45
2009sp  40
2009bsp 40
2009dsp 40
2010sp  40
2010nsp 40
2011sp  35
2011msp 40
2011jsp 40
2012sp  40
2012dsp 40
2012hsp 40
2013sp  65
2013usp 40
2013tsp 40
2013gsp 40
2014sp  40
2014tsp 40
2014wsp 40
2015sp  40
2015msp 40
2015mnsp 40
2015nsp 40
2015wsp 40
2016sp  40
2016csp 40
2016fsp 50
2016hsp 40
2016tsp 40
2016wsp 50
2017sp  50
2017wsp 75
2017jsp 75
2018sp  40
2018fsp 70
2018wsp 50
2018rsp 50
2018csp 70
2019sp  50
2019dsp 75
2019csp 85
2019psp 85
2019wsp 100
2020sp  85
2020csp 85
2020vsp 85
2020asp 85
2020msp 85
2021sp  85
2021wsp 72
2021ssp 72
2022sp  85
2022fsp 72

sp: silver proof
csp: Commonwealth Games (set of four types)

Silver Piedfort Proof Issues

Year    BU
1989BsP 60
1989CsP 65
1994sP  65
1995PsP 65
1995UsP 65
1996sP  65
1997sP  65
1998sP  60
1999RsP 85
2001msP 65
2002csP 350
2003dsP 65
2004tsP 65
2005gsP 65
2005vsP 65
2006bsP 65
2006psP 65
2007usP 65
2007ssP 65
2008osP 70
2008hsP 75
2009bsP 70
2009dsP 70
2010nsP 75
2011msP 75
2011jsP 75
2012dsP 75
2012hsP 120
2013usP 100
2013tsP 100
2013gsP 100
2014tsP 100
2014wsP 100
2015msP 100
2015mnsP 100
2015wsP 100
2016csP 125
2016fsP 125
2016hsP 125
2016tsP 125
2016wsP 125
2017wsP 125
2017jsP 125
2018wsP 125
2018rsP 125
2018csP 125
2019dsP 125
2019csP 125
2019psP 125
2019wsP 125
2020csP 125
2020vsP 150
2020asP 150
2020msP 150
2021ssP 117
2021wsP 117
2022fsP 117

sP: silver piedfort proof
c: Commonwealth Games (set of four types)

Gold Proof Issues

Year    BU
1986gp  1000
1994gp  1000
1994gpE 1200
1995Pgp 1000
1995Ugp 1000
1996gp  1000
1997gp  1000
1999Rgp 1000
2001mgp 1000
2002gp  1000
2002csgp 3500
2003dgp 1000
2004tgp 1000
2005ggp 750
2005vgp 1000
2006bgp 1000
2006pgp 1000
2007ugp 1000
2007sgp 1000
2008ogp 1000
2008hgp 1000
2009bgp 1000
2009dgp 1000
2010ngp 1000
2011mgp 1000
2011jgp 1000
2012gp  1000
2012dgp 1000
2012hgp 1000
2013gp  1000
2013ugp 1000
2013tgp 1000
2013ggp 1000
2014tgp 1000
2014wgp 1000
2015gp  1000
2015mgp 1000
2015mngp 1000
2015ngp 1000
2015wgp 1000
2016cgp 1000
2016fgp 1000
2016hgp 1000
2016tgp 1000
2016wgp 1000
2017gp  1000
2017wgp 1000
2017jgp 1000
2018gp  1000
2018fgp 1000
2018wgp 1000
2018rgp 1000
2018cgp 1000
2019dgp 1000
2019cgp 1100
2019pgp 1100
2019wgp 1100
2020cgp 1000
2020vgp 1100
2020agp 1100
2020mgp 1155
2021sgp 1095
2021wgp 1095
2022fgp 1125
E: Error obverse (no date)
gp: gold proof
c: Commonwealth Games (set of 4)

There is a proof of the new 2015 design struck in platinum: valued at 900 GBP

Extracted from Coin News October 2022

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