The Anniversary of the Guinea £2 Coin can be found in your change: 2,990,000 coins dated 2013 were struck to enter circulation. When receiving a £2 coin in your change you have about a 1 in 189* chance of finding this coin.
Join The Royal Mint's Great British Coin Hunt: Check your change to complete the Coin Hunt £2 Album.
*Change checking chance is calculated based on the 2013 mintage for the Anniversary of the Guinea £2 and 567,677,688 (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 2013 Guinea £2's held in collections are effectively not in circulation at present.
To find out more about this £2 coin, visit the Anniversary of the Guinea £2 Coin page on the Coin Hunter website.
The heraldic shield used on the spade-guinea of George III, with the inscription "· ANNIVERSARY · OF · THE · GOLDEN · GUINEA ·", and the date "2013"
Design by: Anthony Smith ARBS
Edge Inscription: WHAT IS A GUINEA? ‘TIS A SPLENDID THING
Anniversary of the Guinea Coin Specification