Coin Collector

Your guide to Two pound coins

The £2 coin was first produced in 1997, although they were not put into circulation until 1998, and since then there have been many different designs featured on the reverse (tails side) of the coin.

The coin was Britain’s first bi-metallic coin for over 300 years (the outer ring is

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