Rare 2 Pound Coins
Valuation for 2005 Guy Fawkes

How much is my 2005 Gunpowder Plot £2 Coin worth?

2005 £2 Coin Gunpowder Plot
Two pound coin struck to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot

2005 Circulation £2 is worth:
FACE VALUE

How rare is the Gunpowder Plot 2005 £2?

Change Checking Chance:
1 in 115*

Circulation Mintage:
5,140,500

The Gunpowder Plot £2 Coin can be found in your change: 5,140,500 coins dated 2005 were struck to enter circulation. When receiving a £2 coin in your change you have about a 1 in 115* chance of finding this coin.

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Guy Fawkes £2 Coin

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*Change checking chance is calculated based on the 2005 mintage for the Gunpowder Plot £2 and 592,788,543 (The total number of two pounds that have entered circulation). The actual chance of finding this coin in change will depend on how many are no longer in circulation. Damaged coins are removed from circulation and 2005 Guy Fawkes £2's held in collections are effectively not in circulation at present.

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Additional Information about this coin

An arrangement of crosiers, maces and swords, surrounded by stars, with the dates 1605 and 2005 above, and the denomination TWO POUNDS below

Design by: Peter Forster

Edge Inscription: REMEMBER REMEMBER FIFTH OF NOVEMBER

Gunpowder Plot Coin Specification
Denomination: £2
Alloy: Cupronickel (inner) Nickel-Brass (outer)
Weight: 12g
Diameter: 28.4mm
Quality: CIRC / BU
Year: 2005