1809-2009 charles darwin

[kev-in 0]

hi looking for some info i received this coin today from change in shop and its got like a monkey on it i have done a little research but cant find what its worth?

i don't no if its a silver proof coin or a bu coin how would you tell the difference ?

[SionGilbey 1]

It's hard to tell without pictures...

It's probably just

[kev-in 0]

It's hard to tell without pictures...

It's probably just

i have read the bu ones don't have inscription around the rim and the silver proof have on the origin of species 1859 inscribed on rim is this true cause if so i got silver proof

[kev-in 0]

It's hard to tell without pictures...

It's probably just

i have read the bu ones don't have inscription around the rim and the silver proof have on the origin of species 1859 inscribed on rim is this true cause if so i got silver proof

i have added pictures of the coin

Edited February 3, 2011 by kev-in

[Cerbera100 0]

I hate to burst your bubble, but that looks very much like a regulation circulation Darwin £2... albeit in very good nick!

[kev-in 0]

I hate to burst your bubble, but that looks very much like a regulation circulation Darwin £2... albeit in very good nick!

so how much is it worth ? my son likes it and thinking of collecting coins haha

[argentumandcoins 70]

I hate to burst your bubble, but that looks very much like a regulation circulation Darwin £2... albeit in very good nick!

so how much is it worth ? my son likes it and thinking of collecting coins haha

Funnily enough, it's worth £2!

An excellent way for your son to start a collection though.

[kev-in 0]

I hate to burst your bubble, but that looks very much like a regulation circulation Darwin £2... albeit in very good nick!

so how much is it worth ? my son likes it and thinking of collecting coins haha

Funnily enough, it's worth £2!

An excellent way for your son to start a collection though.

haha lovely i thought it was at least 7 pound from what i have read thanks for info everyone

[kev-in 0]

I hate to burst your bubble, but that looks very much like a regulation circulation Darwin £2... albeit in very good nick!

so how much is it worth ? my son likes it and thinking of collecting coins haha

Funnily enough, it's worth £2!

An excellent way for your son to start a collection though.

haha lovely i thought it was at least 7 pound from what i have read thanks for info everyone

ebay -Item number: 360122169735 selling what looks to me like the same coin for £44.99 lol

[azda 979]

Yes, some People Pretend that the coin they have is the rarest of the rare, and you will always find an idiot who buys it, but As John said, its worth 2 quid

[Peckris 579]

Edited February 3, 2011 by Peckris

[Peckris 579]

I hate to burst your bubble, but that looks very much like a regulation circulation Darwin £2... albeit in very good nick!

so how much is it worth ? my son likes it and thinking of collecting coins haha

Funnily enough, it's worth £2!

An excellent way for your son to start a collection though.

haha lovely i thought it was at least 7 pound from what i have read thanks for info everyone

However, a lot of these commemorative issues are quite popular (see other threads on this forum) and sometimes are minted in lower quantities. So a really good place for your son to start, and I hope he gets the collecting bug.

[TomGoodheart 403]

I have on occasions seen proof coins that for whatever reason have been used as change. They can be distinguished from the regular coins because areas are 'frosted' (ie non-reflective). On the Darwin coins the Queen's head is frosted, as is the field (bit behind the portrait of Darwin and the ape) on the reverse side. Proof coin on eBay

But I imagine what you have is the regular coin which is only 'rare' because somebody has put taken huge numbers out of circulation to put them on ebay!

A good start for your son's collection though. I (and probably quite a few others here) started our hobby by picking out nice coins from our change.

Edited February 3, 2011 by TomGoodheart

[Accumulator 52]

ebay -Item number: 360122169735 selling what looks to me like the same coin for £44.99 lol

That coin is actually a silver proof version of the coin you have, so not the same coin. Still a little expensive though.

[SionGilbey 1]

Collecting year runs of circulation coins is a lot more fun than it sounds for a kid... believe me.

It's interesting even to see the changing face of the queen and designs.

He could collect 1971-now of a penny or 1983-now of 1 pounds (or even 2 pounds which are 1998-now which is a much shorter run and you've already started) to start him off or show him a few predecimal coins (some are cheap as chips) and see if that takes his interest.

If you want the values for modern coins I highly recommend "Check your Change" which comes with an uncirculated, near perfect untouched free coin and has up to date values for today's decimal coins.

They usually do them in Waterstones if you don't buy over the internet...

[1949threepence 3,367]

I hate to burst your bubble, but that looks very much like a regulation circulation Darwin £2... albeit in very good nick!

so how much is it worth ? my son likes it and thinking of collecting coins haha

Funnily enough, it's worth £2!

An excellent way for your son to start a collection though.

haha lovely i thought it was at least 7 pound from what i have read thanks for info everyone

I thought at first it might be quite a rare issue, but it's actually quite common and easy to come by in change. Not sure what the actual mintage is yet, though. I don't think that the 2009 £2 coins (both Darwin and technology types) were actually issued until last year.

[RobJ 0]

I thought at first it might be quite a rare issue, but it's actually quite common and easy to come by in change. Not sure what the actual mintage is yet, though. I don't think that the 2009 £2 coins (both Darwin and technology types) were actually issued until last year.

The first ones that I saw in my change were last year. I also think that they are quite common. I have seen quite a lot of them.

On the other hand, I have still only seen 2 'Robert Burns' £2 Coins so far!

[RobJ 0]

A good start for your son's collection though. I (and probably quite a few others here) started our hobby by picking out nice coins from our change.

That is exactly how I became interested in Coin Collecting. I obtained a 1986 'Commonwealth Games' £2 Coin in my change one day, and I started checking my change for nice examples of coins from that day on.

[RobJ 0]

If you want the values for modern coins I highly recommend "Check your Change" which comes with an uncirculated, near perfect untouched free coin and has up to date values for today's decimal coins.

'Check Your Change' is an excellent book to start with if anyone wishes to collect Decimal Coins. It has been quite invaluable to me and I would also highly recommend it.