Overview

• The Royal Mint published official mintage figures for the nine scarcest £2 designs in circulation, covering issues from the 2002 Commonwealth Games through to a 2015 World War I tribute.
• Coin Collecting Wizard highlighted three top targets: the Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland 2002, the King James Bible 2011 and a 2014 Lord Kitchener error coin.
• Just 485,500 Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland 2002 pieces were struck, giving that variant a market value of about £35 in circulated condition and up to £65 uncirculated.
• The 2011 King James Bible £2, limited to 975,000 coins, now trades for roughly £4 in average condition and about £20 if uncirculated.
• A batch of 2014 Lord Kitchener coins missing the words “TWO POUNDS” has fetched £500 and £1,000 at auction, making it a high-priority find for change inspectors.