Because copper was so abundant -- and because the value of coins was based largely ... coin was actually a ginormous 43-pound slab of copper, more than two feet long by one foot wide.

But small number of the coins were faulty - and came printed without the "two pound" denomination under ... 1983 20p which was mistakenly struck on a copper-coloured blank. The coin has been ...

It is missing the inner cupro-nickel disc, made from 75 per cent copper and 25 per cent ... blank has somehow been struck between two pound dies.” The coin has not yet been taken to auction ...

A coin expert is urging people to keep an eye peeled for an elusive two-pound coin that's stirring considerable excitement on eBay, fetching sums in excess of £1,000, as collectors are evidently ...

A coin expert has urged people to look out for a rare two pound coin that is currently fetching more than £1,000 on eBay as coin collectors are "going crazy" for it. A TikTok coin expert ...

The new coins are 12-sided, slightly thinner than old pound coins, and are bimetallic like the £2 coin. Perhaps most ... coin's bimetallic design (silver nickel-copper surrounded by gold nickel ...