New pence

In a new British bronze Two Pence coin was introduced, featuring a portrait new pence Queen Elizabeth II to one side and a distinctive design featuring the three feathers badge of the Prince of Wales to the other, new pence. Coins where the obverse 'heads' and reverse 'tails' designs come from different pieces are known to coin collectors as 'mules'.

The 2p rumour is still doing the rounds. A man telephoned the other day January asking what I would offer for a few 'Extremely rare' 's Twopences with 'New Pence' on the back. For some reason I found myself actually being polite to him, and I turned him down fairly gently and then revealed the truth. Updating this now in , I still get the odd call about them! For those of you that are still not aware, I'm likely to turn nasty soon, so please read what I wrote on the subject back in June

New pence

Limited to 3 item s per household. In October , the 50p joined the 5p shilling and 10p florin coins in circulation. It was introduced to circulate alongside its equivalent; the ten shilling note. The reverse design of Britannia by Christopher Ironside was traditional, but the heptagonical shape of the coin was revolutionary and at the time was the only such coin in circulation in the world. The edges were rounded to ensure that the distance across the coin was a constant 30mm so vending machines would accept them. Please note this coin can no longer be found in circulation, and the price reflects its mintage and current market value. Numismatic pieces should be owned primarily for collector interest. The Westminster Collection does not offer them as an investment and makes no guarantees in terms of future value. Brand Toggle navigation Menu Help Blog. Extraordinary Coins. Change Checker Shop Home. Change Checker Subscription Service.

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Designer: Arnold Machin. Designer: Christopher Ironside. Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection. Values in the table above are expressed in EUR. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms.

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection. Values in the table above are expressed in EUR. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes. Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin.

New pence

Only a few nostalgic diehards disapproved. It was widely thought that decimalisation was a precondition of Britain joining what was then called the European Economic Community EEC two years later. In fact, decimalisation had been progressing around the world since it was first adopted by the newly formed United States in and France in Canada adopted the dollar a word derived from the central European thaler upon self-government in In , India replaced a rupee divided into 16 annas, each sub-divided into 12 pies, with new pies to the rupee. South Africa followed in when it adopted the rand, Australia in , New Zealand in and British colonies when they achieved independence. By , only the UK and Ireland were left.

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You service was very efficient, delivered very fast, one I ordered the coin on Tuesday night it was delivered on Thursday morning. I like that, too. The same design was also re-cut in producing two minor varieties for that year. See our dedicated delivery page for exceptions and further information. For those of you that are still not aware, I'm likely to turn nasty soon, so please read what I wrote on the subject back in June The New Pence Two Pence is a rare modern mule coin. Sources: Mintage numbers and values from Collectors Coins Great Britain published by Rotographic available on this website. Values in the table above are expressed in EUR. Because all the coins were new the Royal mint put the words 'New Pence' on the coins. Change Checker Shop Home.

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We are always proud to show off our previous customers experiences with you and what they thought of our purchasing through with Britannia Coins. As of March there were an estimated 6. Call our enquiries line on open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. When you search for the item s it quickly shows the results, along with images of the coins or coin sets. It was originally planned that an alternative version of the 2p would be minted with a design representing Northern Ireland; [7] these plans never came to fruition. The team buys thousands of coins every month via our postal valuation service. The 2p Coin with 'New Pence' on the reverse is the only rare coin, all of the others are very common and were struck in very high numbers. The packaging is also on point and highly professional. It was introduced to circulate alongside its equivalent; the ten shilling note. Please note - unless you've opted in elsewhere we will not use your details for any ongoing marketing. Limited to 3 item s per household. Retrieved 28 December Visit Our Wiltshire Showroom If you're looking for a bargain then why not visit our showroom?