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Silver 2 pence

Silver 2 pence

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Silver two pences are British error coins that occur when silver-coloured two pence British coins are accidentally struck after a cupro-nickel blank, which is used for ten pence coins, was left inside the barrel during the minting process.[1][2]

Comparison between error and normal two pences
Silver two pence 1971
Silver two penny 1992-2018
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Years of minting

  • 1971: struck on cupro-nickel blank
  • 1992 - 2018: cupro-nickel blank
  • 2001: Copperless, appears duller than the others
Silver 2 pence 2011 (note the dull colour)

Occasions found

  • 2014: A petrol station owner found a silver two pence in a new packet of coins minted in 1988. The coin sold for £1,200 at the Charterhouse Auction house in Sherborne.[3]
  • 2015: A 1971 silver two pence was found in the donation box for unwanted foreign currency at a hospital in Reading.[3]
  • 2016: A silver two pence was found in a Poppy Appeal tin. The mint confirmed that this two pence was set in nickel-plated steel usually used for ten pences. It is now owned by the Westminster Collection.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Donated 2p coin auctioned for £800 by Reading hospital". BBC News. 19 July 2015.
  2. [2]
    "'Silver' 2p sells for £1,350 - 67,500 times face value". BBC News. 15 June 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Rare 2p coin put in hospital donation could fetch £1k". BBC News. 17 July 2015.
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