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Terry Collins
7th March 2016
Hi Chris,
On the mono-metallic £2 coins page, you have an error on types 5 & 6 in that you have quoted the mintage figures for the 1989 coins on both, lol
Regards
Terry
CYC-Admin
13th March 2016
Thanks Terry. The mintage number was actually right, but it did say ‘1989’ in error.
Emerson Icer
2nd March 2017
I have a William Shakespeare 2016 £2 coin with a sword going through a crown was wondering if thats worth anything.
CYC-Admin
2nd March 2017
I’d love to respond personally to valuation requests but I’d be busy doing it all day long if I did! I recommend the book (Amazon link) 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
and the app for Android (search Play for Check Your Change).
jamie
21st August 2016
have a 2 pound dickins is that worth out
CYC-Admin
22nd August 2016
That’s a very common one.
Graham Frary
15th April 2017
Can you tell us if the 2017 Beatrix Potter coins are going into circulation and if so, when?
CYC-Admin
15th April 2017
There are rumours they will but I’m not entirely sure yet.
Daniel mulholland
22nd May 2017
I have £2 coin William Shakespeare with upside down writing I hand to coin writing round the edge is upside down on one is it worth anything
CYC-Admin
22nd May 2017
For about the 100th time, the writing is random, it’s either one way or the other, neither is special.
Jel
2nd September 2017
Well the writing isn’t meant to be upside down, so yes, it is ‘special’
CYC-Admin
2nd September 2017
Incorrect, it is completely random and has been ever since writing was put on the edge of coins. It’s only recently become something people look at after a silly article in the Sun, which was completely made up. It’s not special, it’s 50/50.
Ryan Davies
13th April 2016
I have a boxing gloves silver 50 pence. Is it a collectable?
CYC-Admin
6th May 2016
It’s one of the common Olympic coins but some people may pay a little more than face value if they need it.
Kevin calder
22nd April 2016
Hello, I have 2 Benjamin brittain 2013 50p coins (blow bugle blow etc) but one of them has a reverse which is hard to describe, but the background looks grey and has a diagonal cross design which is the same patina or colour of the obverse it is about 4 mm wide, it is not inlaid either. There is also what looks like ink among some of the letters. I collect coins and wonder if this is unique. I will photograph it and if I can get the photo to you I will.
CYC-Admin
6th May 2016
Ok, send me a picture to cp@predecimal.com
bon
13th May 2016
I have a battle of Britain 50p with the aeroplane on the back is it worth anythinh
CYC-Admin
23rd May 2016
Usually a couple of quid that one, assuming you mean the large type 1994 D-Day coin? The recent Battle of Britain coin seems to have circulated in high numbers.
emma cain
18th May 2016
Hi I’ve got a type 19 Olympic 3 50p coin. Is it worth anything please?
CYC-Admin
23rd May 2016
Yes, bit more than face value to someone who needs it.
Oliver
26th May 2016
I have a type 18 olympic 2 is it worth anything?
CYC-Admin
29th May 2016
Someone would probably pay slightly more than face value if they needed it for the set.
manager of developed company
29th May 2016
Hi. I have benjamin britten and the libary coin what is the approximate value of the coins. And what details tell you the value. Thank you please reply
CYC-Admin
29th May 2016
Those are both just face value in circulated condition. For info and prices on all decimals, why not get the book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Collectors-Coins-Decimal-Issues-Kingdom/dp/0948964782/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=predecimalcoi-21&linkCode=w00&linkId=&creativeASIN=0948964782
Lisa
13th June 2016
I have a golden Guinea £2 is it worth anything more than £2 or just worth collecting for commemorative purposes 🙂
CYC-Admin
13th June 2016
Some people like to collect all the different ones, but it is a common one so only worth £2 (or a tiny nit more if you can find someone that wants it).
Sara B
13th June 2016
I have a £5.00 Anno Domini 2000 coin. It has an extra on the side which dispays the clock hands and the UK, which looks like a “ball”. It is situated at quarter past. Is it worth anything?
CYC-Admin
13th June 2016
Sounds like the one with the dome mintmark which was only available during the festivities at the Millennium dome. If so, and if it’s in in original pack then it’s certainly worth more than face value, probably up to £15/£20 ish at the moment.
Sara B
14th June 2016
Thank you for that information – can you please tell me how many there are in circulation?
CYC-Admin
16th June 2016
There isn’t a figure available separately for the 1999/2000 crown coins.
karine
19th June 2016
Hi! I was looking at the magna carta 2 pound coin. mine has on it Elisabeth II.D.G.REG.F.D what does it stand for? Is worth anything?
CYC-Admin
19th June 2016
Those are the standard Latin abbreviation for Dei Gratia, Regina, Fidei Defensor – By the Grace of God, Queen, defender of the faith(s). Currently they are worth a bit more than face value simply because they are not yet found everywhere.
Rachel Milner
27th June 2016
Hi, I have the full set of Olympic coins (with the Royal Mint medallion and album) , how much would you say that they are collectively worth?
I also have the full set of normal 50p coins, any idea on how much those are worth?
CYC-Admin
27th June 2016
It probably depends on the condition of the coins. Are they from circulation or ones from those sealed packs. I know that the original album and the original completer medal are the most sought after items. And for the other 50p’s the Kew one is currently the most valuable.
Errol Edwards
3rd July 2016
Hi I just found a 2013 Benjamin Britten 50 pence piece and a 2006 Brunel 2 pounds coin.
Are they worth anything to a collector. ?
CYC-Admin
5th July 2016
No, not really, certainly not in circulated condition. Not that it stops being going silly on ebay!
Toni
4th July 2016
I have a full gold £2 tercentenary of the bill of rights? Is it worth anything?
CYC-Admin
5th July 2016
A bit more than face value usually.
Toni
6th July 2016
Got another all gold with a bird on the back?
CYC-Admin
6th July 2016
Another single metal pre 1997 £2 coin, also worth a bit more than face value.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Collectors-Coins-Decimal-Issues-Kingdom/dp/0948964782/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=predecimalcoi-21&linkCode=w00&linkId=&creativeASIN=0948964782
john
10th July 2016
Hi
I have a £2 coin with liberty foundation inscription on side. New portrait of the queen on reverse. Magna carta 1215 – 2015. Is it worth anything please?
CYC-Admin
11th July 2016
Probably a little more than face value at the moment, to the right person. They are currently appearing in circulation so may well be everywhere within a short space of time.
ben
14th July 2016
I have the £2 coin on ur picture with roman Britannia on with quatuor Maria vindico ( I will claim the four seas??
Worth much??
CYC-Admin
14th July 2016
Some may pay more than face value for it, but they are turning up in large numbers at the moment.
Paul
14th July 2016
Recently I bought 30 [three lots of 10] Magna Carta £2 coins in a sealed bags. The two bags I opened I found that the obverse of each coin had, what looked like, scratches. The scratches were not from being in the bag. Could these sealed bags be Royal Mint Rejects. How do dealers get these sealed bags?
CYC-Admin
15th July 2016
They all seem to have those circular scratches around the Queen don’t they (and other £2 coins from mint bags). I seem to remember hearing somewhere that they arrive at banks in bags of larger quantity and that the plastic bags of 10 are bank bags that they distribute. I also wondered how that happens and have tried without any luck to find a perfect coin!
Karen Clarke
17th July 2016
How can i tell if my Florence Nightingale 2 pound coun is a rare collectable
CYC-Admin
18th July 2016
They’re not I’m afraid.
debbie
18th July 2016
I have a Ireland commonwealth £2 coin is it worth anything,thanks
CYC-Admin
19th July 2016
Yes, the one with the NI flag is the most popular.
Carl
25th July 2016
Any body know what a silver pennt peice worth and it is real bank offered us 50 pounds soon as they saw it
CYC-Admin
26th July 2016
There are a number of ways that they can end up silver, from being made like that to having the copper layer chemically removed or those that have been plated in a silver coloured metal. If it’s the same size and weight as a normal one then it’s likely one of those 3 has happened. And £50 would have been a great price for it.
SJ Wright
31st July 2016
The new Peter Rabbit 50p coins now seem to include error coins with a ‘Seven Whiskers’ theme. And also some issues with the Queen’s head on the reverse. One was found to have 4 errors and another had a different error to the first I saw.
I don’t know if they’d be worth more than the un-errored Peter Rabbit but they’re very intriguing and starting to gain attention! Certainly collectible I think? Thoughts?
CYC-Admin
31st July 2016
The extra whisker error is certainly a damaged (cracked) die and as far as I’m concerned is just a result of things going slightly wrong during mass production and seems quite common. The blob like things that often appear on the Queen are called cuds and also result from damaged dies that don’t get noticed and end up striking thousands of coins before they are replaced. The blobs seem to occur an awful lots on coins of the last 10+ years, I don’t know if that indicates that the RM have changed some process or the die alloy/hardness etc. To me personally blobs on coins are of zero significance. The extra whisker die crack on the Rabbit 50p should also be of zero significance, but as it happens to be in a place that looks like an extra whisker and is thus easily observed by the general public, then there is every chance that people will be listing them on ebay by the hundred, and asking silly prices for them. If they ever do sell for more than a couple of quid it will no doubt cause even more people to look for, find them and feed another frenzy which will result in people paying way too much for a minor and (what appears to be a) very common error. Time will tell.
SJ Wright
4th August 2016
Yes, it’ll be interesting to see what time brings. The error in the Peter Rabbit coins may be quite common or turn out to be only in limited numbers so it could become a collector’s curio. Also if it is the only coin in the BP series with errors on it adds to its appeal. We’ll have to see what the other BP coins throw up. So far I’ve only seen Peter errors, nothing for JP and Mrs T.
I don’t think there are blobs on the Queen’s head side so much as what look to be spikes or lines coming out of her head and an apparently thicker outline around her profile. Anyway thanks for the feedback. It’s certainly quite an interesting little coin!
John Evans
18th October 2016
These ‘cuds’ you refer to are pieces out of the die.
Some years ago patrol inspection was removed and the press setters (operators) made responsible for their own quality.
When large numbers of unacceptable quality coins were found, we often used to match the coin to the die used and traced it back to the press setter responsible…for enlightenment.
There was often a rather dry wit at the mint, e.g. one chap with a scar was known as ‘cracked obverse’.
I am ex Royal Mint employee, both circulation and collector coins (1990-2002)
CYC-Admin
18th October 2016
The American term ‘cud’ seems to be what they are called nowadays. Was there another name for the die break blobs at the RM? The quality of circulation coins is certainly down in recent years, do you know exactly when they stopped being strict with the blobs? Also, I’ve noticed that new coins out of new bags are awful these days. A few years ago you’d generally get at least 30-40% virtually un-marked coins, recently they seem to be covered in marks and grazes and weird spottiness as if the dies were marked. Is it a deliberate ploy to get people to buy coins in BU packs, as they tend to be the only way you can actually get quality coins?!
Thank you for your insight. I’ll also email you.
andy
8th August 2016
I have a two pence which has new pence on it but the side where the queens head should be is blank, it feels about the same weight as other two pence coins but appears just thinner. Could this be a error or is there another reason its like this
CYC-Admin
9th August 2016
Sounds like it’s been machined by someone, i.e. the head side worn off deliberately. Often there are also abrasions on the blank side.
Jemma wilde
13th August 2016
Hi I have a isambard kingdom brunel 2006 £2 coin it’s double the thickness of a normal £2 coin is this an error or is there another reason? Is it worth anything?
Thanks
CYC-Admin
22nd August 2016
Not sure without seeing it, perhaps you can post or send me pictures.
Ed
4th September 2016
I have a 2014 WW1 “Your country needs you” 2 pound coin, Obverse Type 2b. Anything more than face value?
CYC-Admin
4th September 2016
No, afraid not.
Amy edgecumbe
5th September 2016
I have a 50p Peter rabbit coin with 5 whiskers on the right and 6 on left is that worth anything
CYC-Admin
6th September 2016
Extra whiskers are quite common, but to the right person it’s worth a bit more than face value.
Charlie
19th September 2016
Trying to find other BP coins in circulation. Have only been able to find Peter rabbit so far, what other ones are in general circulation and do you know the rough montage so far?
CYC-Admin
22nd September 2016
BP?
Ian Briggs
5th October 2016
From the question I am guessing BP = Beatrix Potter
CYC-Admin
5th October 2016
Well spotted. I think the only Potter coin is the Rabbit one, but Jemina Puddle-Duck is due out about now.
kevin
10th December 2016
I have recently aquired 2 Mrs Tiggy Winkle.
Ian Briggs
5th October 2016
I have found a Team GB 2016 United Kingdom 50p Coin in my change. All I can find out is that it was released as a Brilliant Uncirculated. Has there been a release out for general circulation and what is the total mintage/likely value. It has a few minor dents/scratches.
CYC-Admin
5th October 2016
Yes, they are out there in circulation. I don’t think the number made is known yet (they may still be making them).
James
18th October 2016
Hi there,
I’m currently collecting all the 2015 coins for my son as that was the year of his birth. I have all the standard coins twice with 2 portraits of the queen (apart from the newer £2 coin but I’m sure I will get that eventually!). I also have one version of the manga carta and the BoB 50p. I haven’t yet come across the HMS Belfast £2 tho, reading articles about this particular coin it always suggests a circulated release of the coin with the newer portrait, but you don’t state this to be the case on your £2 2015 page. Should I be looking to pick up one of the royal mint sets on eBay as they will only get more expensive? that is if they are not going to be in general circulation apart from the 100 released.
Thanks,
James
CYC-Admin
18th October 2016
I haven’t included a 5th (newer) portrait HMS Belfast coin yet, as they don’t exist. They are supposed to be appearing in circulation and as soon as they do appear, I’ll add it. Word is on the street that they will appear in circulation, so you should wait a little while.
Shawn
18th October 2016
Robert burns £2 2009 , the silver queens head inner part hasn’t got the knurling all day he way around is it worth hanging onto
CYC-Admin
18th October 2016
No, it’s quite common for those little beads to become lost in the join.
Kirsty
20th October 2016
Hi i have 2 of the 2016 rio 50p coins, I Also noticed on glancing at them both together an have checked in different lighting also have asked ppl there opinion as to of they spot same difference i did an it seems altho a new coin both same dated n released the same one is the usualy silver in colour as you would expect? An the other seems to have a different colouring to it? I would call it a rose gold tinge to it . Noticably colouring differs. Is this normal? I have quite a few 2pounds an 50p’s an curious to some of them hope to find out more info . Ive also 2pound coin were there writing is suposed to say “remenber remember the fifth of november” but my quite clearly says “Permember Permember ” is this also usual . Hope to hear back many thanx x
CYC-Admin
20th October 2016
It could be a slightly different alloy mix with a yellowy tone. That can happen. The PEMEMBER PEMEMBER coins are very common.
Phil
23rd October 2016
I have a £2 coin with a guy what looks like abe Lincoln and it has no date on it. Anyone know anything?
CYC-Admin
24th October 2016
The date is under him and I suspect it’s Isambard Kingdom Brunel and 2006.
Gemma
23rd October 2016
Hi I have a st Paul’s cathedral £2 no date on queens head side just the commemorative dates on cathedral side is it worth keeping hold of?
CYC-Admin
24th October 2016
They’re all like that.
Gemma
23rd October 2016
Found the suffragettes fifty pence in my change today is it worth much?
Gemma
23rd October 2016
And the scouts one too 😁
CYC-Admin
24th October 2016
Just 50p, both of them.
sally
7th November 2016
hi, have a new polymer £5 note missing the printed £5 in the top left hand corner – any advice on where to find out if its just been tampered with in any way, or if its a legitimate miss-printed note??
CYC-Admin
7th November 2016
I don’t know. I’ve certainly heard about people rubbing out details with aggressive rubbers. email me a picture.
Kerri Connelly
7th November 2016
Hi,
I have a Royal Navy Commemorative 2015 £2coin, I believe listed at type 33B on here… is this worth anything at all?
Thanks
Kerri
CYC-Admin
7th November 2016
Technically it should be £2, but the lower than normal mintage has caused it to sell consistently (at the moment) for more than face value.
Rebecca
10th November 2016
I have a Magna Carta 2015 £2.00 coin. Is this worth anything?
CYC-Admin
10th November 2016
No, just £2 really. Assuming it’s the 5th portrait coin, they are widely available in circulation.
Zoe
17th November 2016
Hello
I have a £2 coin that displays the sure shield of Britain on it.
on your site, i have found it referenced as coin 33b as on the face side it says 2 POUNDS rather than TWO POUNDS.
Could you give some indication of its worth?
Many thanks
CYC-Admin
17th November 2016
They are going for more than face value at the moment, but are appearing widely.
Vicky
30th November 2016
Hi I have a Charles Darwin 2009 £2 coin where he is facing an ape, the wording is slightly off centre and the wording around the coin appears to be upside down in comparison to other £2 coins. Does this make it more valuable than other? Or shall I just buy a lottery ticket 😂
CYC-Admin
1st December 2016
Buy a lottery ticket. There is currently an odd fascination with ‘error’ coins, probably due to the media making a silly fuss about the odd genuine more severe error. If you look at coins closely you rarely find 2 exactly the same, they often have little mass production issues, things off centre, missing beads, raised blobs etc etc. And the writing on the edge is random, so can be one way or the other.
Jason Barker
8th December 2016
Hi I have a Commemorative £2 Coin, Type 33b how much is it worth please it is extremely shiny
CYC-Admin
9th December 2016
They are selling for more than face value at the moment.
Nicola
9th December 2016
I have a sufferegette 50 pence piece how do i tell if its pied or not and do u know how much they are worth?
CYC-Admin
11th December 2016
Pied as in Piedfort? Piedfort coins are double thickness of normal ones and are sold in boxes originally. They never tend to find their way into circulation. The normal coins should be worth 50p, but what some pay for them is down to them!
Martin
12th December 2016
Hi I have a world war 1 coin 2016 apparently came out dec 2016 where do I stand with it and is it worth keeping ?
CYC-Admin
13th December 2016
It’s worth keeping if you want to keep it. They are just out and have relatively low mintage so are likely to be worth a bit more than face value, especially while they’re hot off the press.
Martin
12th December 2016
It has 3 men with wat caps on it.
CYC-Admin
13th December 2016
Oh you mean the Pals Battalion one. People are obsessed with mintage numbers these days, but so far no figure is known.
Martin
12th December 2016
War **caps**
Leah
21st December 2016
Hi I have 2 of the 2009 auld land syne £2 coins. I notice the writing around the edge (should auld acquaintance…) are different way round on each coin. So if I put them both face down side by side with the swirly txt facing up, one coin shows the side txt upside down and the other isn’t. Can someone tell me if this is a known error or any further info on it. I’ve tried searching web and can’t find anything, thanks
CYC-Admin
21st December 2016
I get asked that a lot and am sure the question and answer must be on this page and others of the website. The answer is that the writing orientation around the edge is random, it can be one way or the other. Nothing special.
Daryl
22nd December 2016
Hey there people I have been collecting just odd and unusual coins for something to do I have a guyfox one 1605-2005 but the 1605 and the 2005 are very oddly shaped the fives look like backwards 7 and the 6 is slanted anyone able to give me info
CYC-Admin
23rd December 2016
That’s normal, the digits are highly stylised.
Toni
8th January 2017
Hi I have 2 britannia £2 coins but one is a rose gold colour, is it worth anything?
CYC-Admin
8th January 2017
I don’t know. Without seeing it, the odd colour could be down to a number of factors.
Phil Loucas
8th January 2017
I have 2 x £2 coins, circulated but veey good condition, almost uncirculated you could say. 2015, The first World War 1914 – 1918. Type 33b made by JC. Are they of value? And a circulated 50p battle of britain with the denomination showing of 50.
CYC-Admin
8th January 2017
The £2’s are worth more than FV to the right person. Not so much the 50p.
Curtus
18th January 2017
I’ve got two pound coin 2016 it says that the picture on the back is the person who claims the seas worth anything due to seeing post on social media about this coin meant to be me to watch out for
CYC-Admin
18th January 2017
It’s Britannia and it’s not really a special coin, just a new one and a fairly new design.
Jade
18th January 2017
Hi my girlfriend works in a betting office and comes home with all sorts ov coins, she has amassed all the Beatrix potter 50p set containing 5 different coins. Can u advice wat to do I.e keep them etc many thanks and what a great site !
CYC-Admin
18th January 2017
If she wants to keep them then she should keep them. It’s personal preference entirely. Don’t expect to sell them for a fortune in 40 years, she’ll still need to contribute to a pension!
d morgan
20th January 2017
I have
half crown 1950
two shilling 1948 1948 1951
one penny 1949 1908 1936 1964
half penny 1899 Hibernia 1805
can you tell me the value
thank you
CYC-Admin
20th January 2017
No, I’m afraid I can’t. 1) I can’t keep answering valuation requests on here, it all takes too much time. 2) None of those coins are decimal UK coins and have anything to do with what this website is about!
Zoe
24th January 2017
Hello, I wondered if you could help. I have one of the 2007 abolition of slave trade £2 coins. I have read a lot about misprints with the writing around the edge being upside down. From what I can gather, mine is upside down compared to other £2 coins – ie. If looking at the queens head, the writing is upside down and facing the other side. Is this indeed a misprint and a collectable item? It is an edition without the DG printed. Thank you for your help.
CYC-Admin
25th January 2017
It’s normal and is asked a lot lately. The writing can be one way or the other, it’s completely random.
Norton
25th January 2017
Hi. I have a few 2 pound 2015 Royal Navy coins with minting error. It looks like HMS Belfast has a flag. Does it worth anything ? Any news about the mintage of this error ? Thanks.
CYC-Admin
25th January 2017
It’s actually a damaged die. I have one where there is a faint line instead of a flag, indicating that it probably started as something hardly noticeable and then gradually broke/cracked and formed what does indeed very much look like a flag on the mast. The number that exist is anyone’s guess, but it’s certainly something that has been shown and queried a few times so is probably fairly common (but obviously lower than the total of that coin).
Lee
25th January 2017
Hi, I have a Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 2002 £2 Coin. On the side it says Manchestep instead of Manchester ? I have taken a photo and zoomed in and it looks like it was struck as a P and not an R as the groves show no indentation
CYC-Admin
25th January 2017
Sounds very similar to the ‘Pemember’ on the Guy Fawkes coin. It’s highly likely that it was a quality issue when made and very unlikely that it started life as a P. Certainly the similar R/P on the Guy Fawkes coin also has no trace of the tail of the R.
Howard Matthams
28th January 2017
Hi, firstly great site! I was given a 50p recently in my change did not bother commenting as its different to most. It’s larger the all other 50ps, looks like something to do with European Union , has the dates 1992 – 1993 at the top on the reverse with UK in between. Worth keeping ? Thanks for your time.
CYC-Admin
29th January 2017
Thanks. That’s actually a very good one to find. Mintage is very low compared to other 50p’s and they are currently in demand. All 50p’s were that size pre 1997.
amaar_aq
30th January 2017
Hi, i have a 2 pound coin which is bigger than others but with no date on it, it has a standard queen head but on the other side there has a bird with a wheat stem in its mouth. I was hoping you could tell me the value of the coin. Thanks for your time.
CYC-Admin
31st January 2017
It sounds like the 1995 Dove of Peace coin. The date is on the edge. Value is a little bit more than face value.
Jon Press
1st February 2017
Morning , I have just found one of the 2015 Navy coins flying the flag. Had I not stumbled across your site , there is no way I would have picked this up as an error given the positioning and the boldness of the image created. For anyone that hasn’t seen this yet it really captures a flag flying in the wind. I just read your last post where you point out the flaw occurs in different states , i.e building up from barely visible.
I was wondering what sort of time period it would take for a die to alter in this way and at what point it would be replaced. In terms of collecting coins would the more pronounced flaw be the most sort after ?
Many thanks. Jon
CYC-Admin
1st February 2017
Thanks Jon. I think when there is any sign of a break the dies should be replaced, but that doesn’t seem to happen any more. And you’re right, it really is astounding how much it looks like a flag! From the number that I’ve seen I would imagine there must be thousands of them. It certainly seems to be more common than the incorrect die alignment 2015 £2 coin, which is estimated to be about one in 200. Perhaps it’s as common as 1 in 100? I really don’t know though, and a large sample of the same coins would have to be examined to even attempt to get an accurate rarity indication.
Darren
5th February 2017
Hi
I have a £2 1999 rugby World Cup coin. The 1 in 1999 on the side is faded and when the rugby ball is facing up the writing on the side is the right way up (I think it is upside down).
Is it worth anything?
CYC-Admin
5th February 2017
The writing is randomly one way or the other, and the 1 is also known to have sometimes not come right/at all.
Darren
6th February 2017
Ok. Thank you for the information
Gordon
19th February 2017
Great page really interesting thanks you for taking the time and the effort keeping us informed of the value of coins,I’ve just been out and bought 23 bags of crisps, but keeping my Robby burns £2
CYC-Admin
19th February 2017
Don’t eat them all at once.
Gill
20th February 2017
I have £10.00 worth of 1994 D-Day 50p coins with the aeroplanes on. Is it worth trying to sell, or just pay in to the bank?
CYC-Admin
20th February 2017
Is it a sealed bag and/or are they all in shiny new condition? I’ve sold them for a few quid each in the past. They are a popular design.
David Bragg
26th February 2017
In collecting all the issues of the £1 coin from 1993 ,I have a Millenium Bridge coin dated 2008, and yet your site says these were only issued in 2007. Can you clarify please.
CYC-Admin
28th February 2017
I suspect it’s a fake. The forgers don’t care about getting the reverse and the date to match properly.
Peter McDougall
1st March 2017
What is the value of 35 type 3b please
CYC-Admin
1st March 2017
I’d love to respond personally to valuation requests but I’d be busy doing it all day long if I did! I recommend the book (Amazon link) 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
and the app for Android (search Play for Check Your Change).
Scott
6th March 2017
I have a slave abolition 2 pound coin 2007 is it worth anything? the beading on the queens head side is off center a little bit and apparently the writing on side is upside down which doesn’t make sense to me think its people just trying to get more money for themselves any advise would be greatly appreciated.
CYC-Admin
6th March 2017
Lost beads in the join are common and the writing upside-down thing was started by the Sun and is utterly fabricated. I added something to the page here: https://www.checkyourchange.co.uk/2-pound-coins/2007-two-pounds/
Scott McGorie
7th March 2017
Thank you so much for clarifying this for me, this is why i asked you it was so confusing for me people are trying to sell them for 100 pounds online but it doesn’t seem to sell. just has a lot of watchers on ebay lol 🙂 your a star *
Chloe
10th April 2017
I found your profile picture… royal.b coin in circulation just wondered if you had any more info on it.
(Cyc-admin Profile pic)
CYC-Admin
11th April 2017
It’s a standard Britannia £2 coin reverse.
ali
15th April 2017
Hi, I have thw peace dove 2 pound coins the writing on the side is a different way up on each coin. Were they struck with the side writing both ways or is one more rare?
CYC-Admin
15th April 2017
All coins with writing on the edge can have the writing up either way, it’s completely random. There was something completely made-up in the Sun last year and I have no idea what made them think otherwise – very sloppy, incredibly bad journalism.
Rebecca Stewart
7th June 2017
I haven’t got a question, i just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful website and never ending responses to people’s queries. I for one will buy the coin book to help me in my coin collecting adventure 🙂
CYC-Admin
7th June 2017
Thanks very much.
Dieter king
10th July 2017
Hi I have a Britannia £2 coin with a die slip error. The invert though is not as severe as I expected – with the Queens bust straight the Britannia sits at around 90 degree tilt. Is it something of value or of interest to any collectors out there , fair price being agreed of course. Its vf to my untrained eye – definitely not uncirculated though.
CYC-Admin
10th July 2017
Yes, the one I had was about 100 degrees out. It seems to have been a progressive slip. The more extreme the difference the more you are likely to get, but who knows on ebay these days, people do go a bit mad, often without really knowing what they are doing.
Dieter king
14th July 2017
Thankyou Admin for your much appreciated reply. Given the volume of questions you’re undoubtedly asked, a response is ever more received with gratitude.
If I may trouble you further, do you suppose, given the progressive nature of the slip ( rather like a clock face in my minds eye ), will the released coin mintage error figures, likely increase in volume and be in addition to those originally quoted for the 180 degree inversion? From my own, likely weak research, it seems the figure initially quoted, is for all the coins that were released into circulation, that suffered errors due to an insecure die press. In which case, perhaps each increment of slip is indeed more unique and individual, than say 3000 coins that feature an identical error. A varying angle of interpretation for purely altruistic means, of course 😉
CYC-Admin
15th July 2017
For error coins it’s generally impossible to know how many there are in circulation. All you can do is take a sample of x thousand coins and count the errors to get a rough ratio and work out a figure based on that. The bigger the sample of coins, the higher the accuracy but to actually know the real figure you’d have to have to look at all of the coins, and that’s no longer possible.
Jono
23rd July 2017
Any update or timeframe for ios app????
CYC-Admin
27th July 2017
Sorry it’s taking so long. We’re just about to release an important upgrade to the Android version and then convert the whole thing to iOS. It will probably take at least a couple of months, sorry I can’t be more accurate.
tim
3rd August 2017
Hi,
i stumbled across this website,and its fab.
Your knowledge is so in depth,so i was wondering if you could tell me about my coin i was given when i lived houston tx.
The coin is very heavy at 1.5 inch wide,with a print of a coin press one side and writing “casa de moneda del mexico” 1979 and has a pattern around the edge.
the other side has a print of a pair of out of balance scales with words “una onza troy de plata pura” ley.925 and peso33.625grammos and a very small design near the outer edge and a pattern around the edge.
i was told it was a coin from the silver bullion in mexico??
i was given this in 1992.
Also i was given a silver quarter dollar in my change with good ol george washington on it 1948.
Any info would be welcome.
Thank you for your time.
CYC-Admin
3rd August 2017
Erm, thanks, but this isn’t really a website for Mexican or American coins. Both of those are quite common coins and you can google more information by entering some words from the coin and the dates.
Tray81
8th August 2017
I wonder if you could possibly advise me, I have a error coin, it’s the aquatics 2011 50p. The coin I have has lines (of water) going over the swimmer’s face and it was redesigned so the face could be seen clearer.. I’d appreciate any advice please..
CYC-Admin
8th August 2017
I’d need to see a picture really as there are known Chinese fakes of those.
ray
9th November 2017
i have a lord Kitchener £2 coin. The writing on the front “our country needs you” is blurred and the Queens head on the back has a couple of errors. Is it something of value as I have been told its quite rare?
CYC-Admin
9th November 2017
Modern mass produced coins are generally very often pretty rubbish when it comes to quality and they often have issues. Without seeing it I can’t really say if it is likely to be something of value, but I doubt it very much.
James
11th November 2017
Did they mint any 1972 1pence pieces?
CYC-Admin
11th November 2017
Yes, but only in proof form and it was only made available in the 1972 proof set.
Sharon Burnett
13th August 2018
I have a larger size Battle of Britain 50p. Is it worth more than 50p?
CYC-Admin
13th August 2018
Yes.
ADRIAN
20th October 2018
HELLO I HAVE BEEN LOOKING THROUGH MY 50ps AND FOUND ONE WITH ROGER BANNISTER WITH CLOCK / STOP WATCH 2004 PLEASE HELP
CYC-Admin
20th October 2018
It’s a common coin.
martin
23rd October 2018
I have a bill of representation 50p coin, circulated, 2018. I assume these are now starting to appear in circulation?
CYC-Admin
23rd October 2018
Yes, they are indeed.
Edward Hill
13th November 2018
I would like your advice on a £2 coin (2006 Brunel coin) please. The writing along the edge of the coin reads
S O M A N Y I R O N S 0 N T H E F I R E
The 0 in 0N is a zero and not a letter, it is also a completely different imprint compared to the rest of the letters.
Hope you can help, many thanks
Eddie
CYC-Admin
16th November 2018
Please send pics and I’ll take a look.
Kay
29th April 2019
Hi
I have a Brunel £2 that has the pounds writing cut in half with the edging at the top of the coin, can you give me advice?
Many thanks
Kay
CYC-Admin
30th April 2019
It’s very common. Sometimes called the ‘TWO DOUNDS’ as the tail of the ‘P’ (and sometimes more) is lost in the gap. My advice: spend it!
PAUL
2nd July 2019
I have two 50 pence pieces from 2015. One has the date above the Queen’s head and the other has it in the bottom right hand corner. All other 50 pence coins the date is in the bottom right. Were there two different coins in production for this year ?? I don’t know if any other collector or anyone else has noticed this or whether they have both coins ? Any help please.
CYC-Admin
3rd July 2019
Yes, there were 2 different types of every coin in 2015, owing to the change of the Queen’s portrait during the year (and they shuffled the wording round a bit).
Orla
17th February 2021
I have two 2000 queen mother £5 coins late these worth anything
CYC-Admin
24th February 2021
As £5 coins go, they don’t tend to be a massively popular one.
Eric
9th March 2021
Hello, hope you could help me with this…
I’ve got a 2012 Charles Dickens coin with what seems to be a minting error.
There’s only two/thirds of the dots around the Queen’s head.
I wondered if such an error makes it valuable to collectors or not at all. Many thanks
CYC-Admin
9th March 2021
The middle part is a little off centre by the sounds of it. Quite a few are like that. I’d spend it if it were mine.
jamesducay39@gmail.com
26th October 2021
What defective coins have you got from these comments so far that are genuine?
CYC-Admin
27th October 2021
I haven’t kept tabs but certainly a lot tend to be very minor faults or damage.
johiett44@gmail.com
7th April 2022
Thankyou. I have a 1999-2000 5 pound coin. It was purchased by me, it in in a small case and not circulated.
Sonia
22nd May 2022
Hi I have a £2 coin 2011 that doesn’t have the gold colour, also doesn’t have any writing around the edge of the coin, I am wondering if it’s a fake or a rare coin, hopefully you will respond if you do many thanks.
CYC-Admin
25th May 2022
Very likely a fake, but hard to say for sure without seeing it.