RARE 1971 UNITED KINGDOM 2 NEW PENCE ELIZABETH II 2^nd Portrait

RARE 1971 UNITED KINGDOM 2 NEW PENCE COIN.

PRODUCED BETWEEN 1971 AND 1981, THE COINS FEATURES THE WORDS 'NEW PENCE', WHICH WAS USED ON ALL OF THE TWO PENNIES PIECES UNTIL 'TWO PENCE' WAS INTRODUCED IN 1982.

THE ORIGINAL DESIGN - WITH "NEW PENNY" ON THE BACK AND THE SECOND PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN ON THE FRONT - WAS USED UNCHANGED FOR 10 YEARS, BUT IT'S THE ORIGINAL 1971 COINS THAT ARE WORTH THE MONEY. PEOPLE HAVE LISTED THEM FOR HUNDREDS OF POUNDS ON EBAY.

THESE COINS WERE RELEASED ON THE UNITED KINGDOM DECIMALISATION DAY ON 15TH FEBRUARY 1971.

WITH A MINTAGE OF: 1,454,856,250 HOW CAN THESE 2 NEW PENCE COINS BE SCARCE?

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SIX IN 10 PEOPLE THROW AWAY ONE AND TWO PENCE COINS, ACCORDING TO THE TREASURY. HENCE THESE COINS ARE HARDER TO FIND WITH EVERY PASSING YEAR. THAT MEANS THEY CAN BE WORTH A QUIT A FEW POUNDS.
 
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (2ND PORTRAIT) (1926-2022) REGINA (1952 2022)
TYPE: STANDARD CIRCULATION COIN
YEARS ISSUED: (1971-1981)
COMPOSITION: BRONZE 
WEIGHT: 7.1 G
DIAMETER: 25.9 MM
OBVERSE:
Second crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was a wedding present in 1947 from her grandmother, Queen Mary. The Tiara is one of Elizabeth's most recognisable pieces of jewellery due to its widespread use on British banknotes and coinage.
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX means Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith.

REVERSE:
The Prince of Wales's feathers within a coronet above the German motto ICH DIEN (I serve). The Prince of Wales's feathers is the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales. It consists of three white ostrich feathers emerging from a gold coronet. A ribbon below the coronet bears the motto Ich dien (German for "I serve"). As well as being used in royal heraldry, the badge is sometimes used to symbolise Wales.
 
CONDITION: SOME PATINA OF WEAR. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED.

I HAVE VARIOUS OLD QUEEN ELIZABETH II COINS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK INCLUDING

TWO UK HALF CROWNS ( A RARE FIRST REGINA YEAR 1953 AND A 1954);

THREE ONE POUND COINS (RARE 1983 COMMEMORATING THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY UNITED KINGDOM ONE POUND, 1984 SCOTTISH ONE POUND; 1987 ENGLISH ONE POUND);

TWO TEN NEW PENCE COINS (A RARE 1968 AND 1969 PRE DECIMALIZATION CIRCULATED COINS);

GROUP OF 5 NEW PENCE (1969 AND 1975) AND 5 PENCE (1990 AND 1991) COINS;

A 1953-1960 CHRONOLOGICAL SET OF 8 SA PENNY COINS;

A GROUP OF NINE SA HALF PENNY COINS FROM BETWEEN 1953 AND 1960 AND FINALLY

A GROUP ON 1 NEW PENCE (RARE 1971 AND A 1974) AND 1 PENCE (1988 AND 1989) AND A 1976 HALF PENNY COIN.