Have you got THESE £2 coins in your collection?

Since its inception 25 years ago, the familiar bi-metallic £2 coin has become the commemorative canvas for some of the most exciting and collectable coin designs of our time. Sit tight for a quick-fire countdown of my top 5 £2 coins and why you should add them to your collection… if you’re lucky enough to find them.

5. The 2016 Great Fire of London £2 Coin

Issued to mark the 350^th anniversary of the fire, it was later revealed that its mintage figure was mistakenly listed.

With 3.5 million less than originally thought in circulation, it’s in fact one of the rarest £2 coins in circulation.

4. The 2014 First World War (Lord Kitchener) £2 Coin

Issued to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, over 5,700,000 of these coins entered circulation, making it an easy design to stumble across.

However, a small number of these coins supposedly entered circulation without the ‘Two Pounds’ denomination anywhere on the coin. In March 2020 one of these so-called ‘error’ coins sold at auction for £500. A hefty return on a £2 coin!

[Image credit: The Sun]

3. The 2012 London Olympics Handover £2 Coin

Undoubtedly one of the greatest national events in my lifetime. London hosting the Olympic Games in 2012 will remain etched in my memory forever.

Unsurprisingly, the event has been immortalised on official UK coinage. The London 2012 Handover £2 coin was issued to mark the handing over of the flag to the next host city, Rio. Just 845,000 of these historic £2 coins entered circulation.

2. The 2022 25^th Anniversary £2 Coin

It would be remiss of me not to mention the coin issued to mark this year’s special 25^th anniversary. This is a re-issue of the first ever definitive UK £2 coin.

Despite not entering circulation, this could be the last Commemorative UK £2 coin to feature the effigy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Undoubtedly, this one will hold great importance for collectors for years to come.

1. The 2021 UK H.G. Wells £2 Coin

As a fan of The War of the Worlds, taking the top spot is last year’s HG Wells £2 coin. This was issued to mark the 75^th anniversary of his passing.

But there’s another reason.

Eagle-eyed collectors will call this an ‘error’ coin. Spotting an additional leg on the Martian, famously known to be a tripod but controversially depicted on the coin with a fourth leg!

To celebrate this year’s 25^th Anniversary of the £2 coin, you can own the UK 2021 HG Wells £2 Coin for JUST £2 (+p&p) when you trial the Best of British £2 Coin Collection. There’s no obligation to continue collecting – cancel at any time.

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Alternatively, if you’d like to collect the latest UK £2 coins issued by The Royal Mint and receive them as soon as they’re released, you can visit our sister brand Change Checker and sign up to the Official £2 Coin Subscription: www.changechecker.org/subscription