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  2. Two pence (British decimal coin) - Wikipedia

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    The British decimal two pence coin (often shortened to 2p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage equalling 2 ⁄ 100 of a pound.Since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the year British currency was decimalised, its obverse has featured four profiles of Queen Elizabeth II. [1]

  3. Silver 2 pence - Wikipedia

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    The coin sold for £1,200 at the Charterhouse Auction house in Sherborne. [3] 2015: A 1971 silver two pence was found in the donation box for unwanted foreign currency at a hospital in Reading. [3] 2016: A silver two pence was found in a Poppy Appeal tin. The mint confirmed that this two pence was set in nickel-plated steel usually used for ten ...

  4. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    In 1992 the composition of the 1p and 2p coins was changed from bronze to copper-plated steel. Due to their high copper content (97%), the intrinsic value of pre-1992 1p and 2p coins increased with the surge in metal prices of the mid-2000s, until by 2006 the coins would, if melted down, have been worth about 50% more than their face value. [16]

  5. Halfpenny (British decimal coin) - Wikipedia

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    The possibility of setting prices including an odd half penny also made it more practical to retain the pre-decimal sixpence in circulation (with a value of ⁠2 + 1 / 2 ⁠ new pence) alongside the new decimal coinage. The halfpenny coin's obverse featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II; the reverse featured an image of St Edward's Crown ...

  6. Two pence (Irish coin) - Wikipedia

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    The two pence (2p) (Irish: dhá phingin) coin was the third smallest denomination of the Irish pound, being worth 1 ⁄ 50 of a pound. It was first issued on Decimal Day, 15 February 1971. The coin was minted until 2000. It was the third of three new designs introduced all in bronze, the others being the halfpenny and penny. All featured ...

  7. This 1971 Jefferson Nickel Is Worth Upwards of $2,000 ... - AOL

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    U.S. coins worth five cents have been around since 1794, but they were called "half dimes" during the early decades. The term "nickel" wasn't (um) coined until 1866, though the smaller half dime...

  8. Decimal Day - Wikipedia

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    However, both coins remain valid back to 1971, the only circulating coins on Decimal Day that are still valid. In 1982, the word "new" in "new penny" or "new pence" was removed from the inscriptions on coins, and was replaced by the number of pence in the denomination (for example, "ten pence" or "fifty pence").

  9. 'Pawn Stars:' Why a rare coin worth six figures sold for much ...

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    On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...

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