Rare £2 coin released to mark the First World War which is missing the words \'Two Pounds\' is still in circulation and could be worth a fortune
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- 2024-07-19 15:04:311108browse
The rare coin, which has been sold for more than £500, is still believed to be in circulation and features an error that makes it extremely valuable to coin collectors.
A rare £2 coin, which is still believed to be in circulation, features an error that makes it extremely valuable to coin collectors. The coin was released by the Royal Mint in 2014 to commemorate 100 years since the start of the First World War. It shows the face of Lord Kitchener who featured on the “Your Country Needs You” posters.
While a normal version of the coin will be worth no more than its face value of £2, a batch of the coins feature a rare error that boost their value for collectors.
On some of the coins the words “Two Pounds” are missing on the head side of the coin.
According to experts at Coin Hunter, 5,720,000 of these coins are still in circulation but it appears to be “very rare” to find one without a date.
It isn’t clear exactly how many of coins with an error remain in circulation but the first of its kind sold in March 2020 for £500.
Coin Hunter experts said on Facebook: "Check your coins that feature Lord Kitchener.
"If the heads side does not show 'TWO POUNDS' - you have an error that appears to be very rare."
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