2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Marconi Telegraph; Gold Proof

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Królowa	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2001
Value	2 Pounds 2 GBP = USD 2.67
Currency	Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition	Złoto (.9167)
Weight	15.97 g
Diameter	28.4 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	2001
Number	N# 224622
References	KM# 1014b Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Sp# K11 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Stulecie telegrafu Marconiego Automatically translated

Obverse

Czwarty ukoronowany portret królowej Elżbiety II z prawej strony, w tiarze Dziewcząt Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii, legenda dookoła. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF ·
IRB

Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Symboliczne przedstawienie udanej transatlantyckiej transmisji bezprzewodowej Marconiego z 1901 roku. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
20/01
r.e.
TWO POUNDS

Engraver: Robert Evans

Edge

Frezowany z naciętym napisem Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: MARCONI 1901 ··· WIRELESS BRIDGES THE ATLANTIC···

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

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Issue individually (sales unknown; 2,500 issue limit) as well as in a 3-coin set with the gold sovereign and half sovereign (sales unknown; issue limit unknown) and 4-coin set with five sovereign, full sovereign, and half sovereign, and usually a Royal Mint medallion. The coin was issued to commemorate the centenary of Marconi's first successful transatlantic wireless transmission.

This £2 coin is unusual in that, for the first time in the Royal Mint’s history, the design was subject to public consultation, with more than 13,000 members of the public making their views known on three short-listed designs. The reverse mirrors the first radio signal - radio waves and can be seen both in the centre and in the outer ring, while a spark of electricity, linking the zeros of the date, represents the generation of the signal.

The Marconi coin received recognition from the International Coin of the Year competition for being one of the most technically advanced coins in 2001. Although it did not win first place, it was noted due to its design and bimetallic composition, which celebrated major historical technological progress. However, after the coin was issued, there was a poor demand for the £2 Marconi range due to a lack of interest in thematic coins by the Collector Coin business.

The coin was struck in copper-nickel, silver proof, reverse frosted silver proof and silver piedfort.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2001			1 658							$ 2100		(en) Proof

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Numista Rarity index: 94 Wskazówki wyszukiwania

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Bullion value: USD 2037.41 Wskazówki wyszukiwania

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Actual złoto weight: 0.471 oz

Current złoto price: 4328.67 USD/oz (see gold price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2024 April 28 Modern World Coins Showcase Auction 65176 Lot 99163	28 Apr 2024	UNC (NGC PR67 Ultra Cameo)	USD 1110.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2022 October 30 Modern World Coins Showcase Auction 61294 Lot 25173	30 Oct 2022	UNC (NGC PR69 Ultra Cameo)	USD 930.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 231932 Lot 62307	8 Aug 2019	UNC (NGC PR65 Ultra Cameo)	USD 720.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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