Magna Carta 2 Pound Coin Error

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Magna carta 2 pound coin error. 1 495 000 magna carta 2 coins were minted showing the date s 2015. How rare is this coin. Author dr marc morris says. Essentially the inner die as its been struck has.

A historian has pointed out a glaring howler printed onto a new special edition 2 coin with an inaccurate depiction of history he describes as a schoolboy error. The magna carta 2 pound coin is uncommon but still not too difficult to find making it a great coin for amateur coin collectors. This particular 2 error coin has happened as a result of a die error during production which occurs when the dies have become misaligned. The coins entered circulation and can be received as change today accounting for about 1 in 304 of the two pound coins in circulation.

A historian has questioned the accuracy of a new 2 coin showing the signing of the magna carta saying king john would have not have used a quill. This is common on all two pound coins and is not a minting error as the inscription is not struck a certain way up. Nearly 1 5 million of these special edition 2 coins were released in 2015 on the 800th anniversary of the magna carta an agreement which in 1215 forced king john to adhere to. The new magna carta 2 coin has been spoiled by a schoolboy error showing king john signing the historic document with a quill instead of a royal seal according to a leading historian.

Magna carta 1215 2015 very rare 2 two pound coin for royal mint hunt albums. The 2 coin is said to have a particularly rare magna carta design on it. The rare 2 coin with a magna carta design is listed for 1 300 on ebay the description reads. How rare is the magna carta 2.

Any two pound coin can have the writing on the edge any way up.