Silver 2 pence explained
| Denomination: | Error Silver Two Pence |
| Country: | UK |
| Value: | £0.02 (face value) |
| Mass: | 7.12 |
| Diameter: | 25.9 |
| Shape: | Circle |
| Composition: | Cupro-nickel or Nickel-plated steel used in 10 pence |
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]
Years of minting
- 1971: struck on cupro-nickel blank
- 1992 - 2018: cupro-nickel blank
- 2001: Copperless, appears duller than the others
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.
- 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.
Notes and References
- News: Donated 2p coin auctioned for £800 by Reading hospital . BBC News . 19 July 2015 .
- News: 'Silver' 2p sells for £1,350 - 67,500 times face value . BBC News . 15 June 2016 .
- News: Rare 2p coin put in hospital donation could fetch £1k . BBC News . 17 July 2015 .
