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Three different £2 coins were issued in 2006. Two commemorative coins, both to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (one for the man and the other to represent his achievements). And the standard coin with the ages of man reverse.

Commemorative £2 Coin, Type 15: (info on coin type numbers here)

Obverse Type (bust design by Ian Rank-Broadley):

William shakespeare 2 pound coin. 2016 William Shakespeare £2 Coins With Errors Rare. Picture Information. More than 250 years after Shakespeare’s death, a story began to circulate that his skull had been stolen from his grave in Stratford-upon-Avon by trophy hunters. Marking the 400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare. In 2016 The Royal Mint released a series of three £2 coins marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Experienced coinage artist John Bergdahl has created three designs, capturing the essence of his moving tragedies, his brilliant histories, and the genius of his.

Reverse Type (design by Rod Kelly):

Edge: 1806-59 ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL ENGINEER.

Mintage for Circulation: 7,928,250.

Jan 3, 2017 - Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for william shakespeare 2 pound coin 2016 at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products! Shakespeare £2 Coins This trio of two pound coins was created to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. The coins designed by John Bergdahl represent his play genres, Histories, Comedies and Tragedies.

Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)

The story behind the design:

The obverse has the portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley. The reverse is by Rod Kelly and shows Isambard Kingdom Brunel in an industrial setting, with a wheel and machinery behind him and an outer ring of chains. Engineer, bridge, railway and ship building pioneer Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed Britain and significantly shaped modern shipping, rail travel and bridge building. He was born on the 9th April 1806 in Portsmouth:

Commemorative £2 Coin, Type 16: (info on coin type numbers here)

Obverse Type (bust design by Ian Rank-Broadley):

Reverse Type (design by Robert Evans):

Edge: SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE.

Mintage for Circulation: 7,452,250.

Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)

There are known fakes of this coin, first seen in October 2016. The reverse of the fake coin is of very good quality. Fortunately the obverse is of lesser quality, the detail to the Queen is inaccurate and some of the dots around the rim are poorly defined/missing. This fake obverse is also shared with the 2007 Anniversary of the Union fake.

The story behind the design:

The obverse has the portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley. The reverse is by Robert Evans and represents the engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel:

The Standard Coin for 2006:

Obverse Type (bust design by Ian Rank-Broadley):

Reverse Type (design by Bruce Rushin):

Edge: STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS.

Mintage for Circulation: 16,715,000.

Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here).

The story behind the design:

The obverse portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley has been used on all UK coinage from 1998 to 2015 and is the fourth portrait of the Queen used on coinage. At the time of writing, this portrait is due to be replaced by a new one, to be unveiled in 2015.

The reverse design shows the ages of man. Represented are the Iron Age, the Industrial Revolution, the Electronic Age and the Internet Age. The edge quote ‘STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS’ is from a letter by Sir Isaac Newton from 1676 in which he wrote: ‘If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants’, which may have been a modest nod to other scientists, but some say that it may have been poking fun at the stature of the recipient of the letter, Robert Hooke. The expression ‘Standing on the shoulders of giants’ pre-dates Newton by many centuries:

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How much is my Shakespeare Comedies £2 coin worth?

The 2016 Shakespeare Comedies design is the twentysixth rarest £2 coin in circulation and has a value of 2 pounds, but collectors of coins currently pay £4.04* to own this coin.
Change Checking Chances: When receiving a £2 coin in your change you have about a 1 in 139 chance of finding this design.

Coin Year	Entered Circulation	Active Circulation*
2016	4,355,000	2,449,688

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Value Of William Shakespeare 2 Pound Coin

All price and value information displayed is based on recent eBay sold prices (excluding delivery charge) for 900 items listed as Shakespeare Comedies 2 coin. Prices gathered will most likely be for a circulated example of the coin. Uncirculated, BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) or Proof coins would be expected to achieve higher prices.

William Shakespeare 2 Pound Coin 2016 Skull

Additional Information about this coin:

William Shakespeare 2 Pound Coin Skull And Rose

Coin Name	Shakespeare Comedies
Denomination	£2
Details	Marking the 400th Anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare
In Circulation	Yes
Edge Inscription	All the Worlds a Stage
Design By:	John Bergdahl

William Shakespeare 2 Pound Coin

Page Notes: Entered Circulation data is from The Royal Mint website. *Active Circulation is an estimated figure based on an assumed year on year reduction in circulating coins. *Coin value is the mid point price based on eBay sold prices. Coin value range is based on a 10% range of ordered prices around the mid point.