Darwin 2 Pound Coin
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The 2009 Charles Darwin design is the twentyfouth rarest £2 coin in circulation and has a value of 2 pounds, but collectors of coins currently pay £2.98* to own this coin.Change Checking Chances: When receiving a £2 coin in your change you have about a 1 in 152 chance of finding this design.
- The London Coin Company have compiled a list of official Royal Mint Mintage Figures for £2 Two Pound Coins issued into circulation. 2009 Charles Darwin.
- On the left of the coin is a portrait of Charles Darwin. He is facing a portrait of a chimpanzee. ‘1809 Darwin 2009’ appears at the top.
- 2009 Charles Darwin 200th Anniversary £2 Two Pound Coin/£2 William Shakepshere coin. Kristen Leigh Auctions Limited.
| Coin Year | Entered Circulation | Active Circulation* |
| 2009 | 3,903,000 | 2,236,399 |
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Additional Information about this coin:| Coin Name | Charles Darwin |
| Denomination | £2 |
| Details | Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth |
| In Circulation | Yes |
| Edge Inscription | ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES 1859 |
| Design By: | Suzie Zamit |
Page Notes: Entered Circulation data is from The Royal Mint website. *Active Circulation is an estimated figure based on an assumed year on year reduction in circulating coins. *Coin value is the mid point price based on eBay sold prices. Coin value range is based on a 10% range of ordered prices around the mid point.
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is universally known for his work on evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and had compelling evidence in his book On the Origin of the Species published in 1859.
This coin celebrates the 200th Anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth as as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species.
The reverse was designed by Suzie Zamit. A profile portrait of Charles Darwin on left, facing right, stares into the face of a chimpanzee on right, facing left. The inscription '1809 . DARWIN . 2009' above, 'TWO POUNDS' below
The edge is milled and has the inscription 'ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES 1859'
The obverse is the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
Mintage: 1,000 (may include coins issued as part of a set).
Darwin 2 Pound Coin
Minted at The Royal Mint.Queen Elizabeth II has issued many coins and was monarch during decimalisation.
Darwin 2 Pound Coin
The first gold two pound (£2) coins appeared in 1820 for George III but they were only made occasionally (intended for circulation) until 1980 when the Royal Mint started minting them yearly. There are both proof and uncirculated types in previous years but the modern trend seems to be a proof as part of a set.Gold £2 Coins are also know as Double Sovereigns, but as with gold five pound coins there are two variations. One is the double sovereign itself - it looks like a larger version of the sovereign of the same year and is likely to have George and the Dragon on the back. The other type is a commemorative style which tends to copy the circulation two pound design. To avoid categorisation some dealers refer to both types collectively as two pound pieces.
For size comparison, the image on the right shows a modern sovereign set containing the half-sovereign, sovereign, double sovereign and £5 coin.
The specification for two pound coins
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Weight is 15.98g, which is twice the weight of a standard gold sovereign. The diameter is 28.4mm and about 2mm thick. It is made from 22 Carat gold (0.916 or 91.6% gold).The Royal Mint is the designated place for the UK to mint coins. It dates back well over 1000 years and is a Government-owned company.Formed in the reign of Alfred the Great about the year 886, during the period 1279-1812 it was generally referred to as The Tower Mint as it was housed at the Tower of London. The Master of The Royal Mint has included famous figures such as Sir Isaac Newton.
Since 2010 it has operated as Royal Mint Ltd, a company owned by HM Treasury, under an exclusive contract to supply all coinage for the UK although it also produces medals and coins for other countries. It is currently located at Llantrisant, Wales.
There is also an on-line shop at The Royal Mint Shop.
The orignal coinage was Pounds, Shillings and Pence but since decimalisation on 15 February 1971, it is £1 = 100p, that is One Pound = 100 pence. The coinage of the UK is also a long history, the Royal Mint being established as long ago as 886AD when coins were hammered. Today there is perhaps 30 billion coins in circulation, and many (numismatic) collectors coins and sets are issued frequently in gold, silver and other metals.