The inscription should read ‘WHAT A PIECE OF WORK IS A MAN’ but in some cases, it will read ‘FOR KING AND COUNTRY’ which was used for the First World War Army £2 coin. The Shakespeare Tragedies £2 has a confirmed error in regards to the edge inscription.
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Whilst not particularly rare, the Tragedies coin makes part of the Shakespeare series and has an eye-catching design which makes it very collectable.Īnother thing to consider is that due to how collectable these coins are, this will drive down the amount that is in circulation making them harder to come across.
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This coin has a mintage of 4,615,000 and hence sits in the middle in terms of the mintage amount of the three coins. Around the milled edge is the inscription ‘WHAT A PIECE OF WORK IS A MAN’, a phrase from the monologue in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The design was purposefully meant to represent a sense of doomed romance. The Shakespeare Tragedies £2 coin as with the other two coins in this series features a design by John Bergdahl of a skull and rose. William Shakespeare Tragedies £2 Coin Design On average, the William Shakespeare Tragedies £2 sells for £3.21 on eBay according to the latest sold values in 2022. Last but certainly not least is the Tragedies £2 which is the only coin of the set to have a confirmed error. The Royal Mint has not confirmed any errors for this coin, which is why you have to be cautious when buying any coins from eBay. Error VersionsĪgain there are some listings that claim to be selling an error version of this coin but pay no attention. This coin has a mintage of 5,655,000, which is the highest of any of the three Shakespeare £2 coins.ĭespite this, it is still highly collectable as it is part of the 3-coin set and commemorates Shakespeare and his plays which are, of course, highly popular.
The edge is milled and features the inscription ‘THE HOLLOW CROWN’, a famous quote from Shakespeare. The Shakespeare Histories £2 coin features yet again a design by John Bergdahl of a Crown and Sword, this time inspired by the play Macbeth, one of Shakespeare’s most famous history plays. William Shakespeare Histories £2 Coin Design The histories design is worth £3.29 on average in circulated condition according to completed listings on eBay in 2022. The next William Shakespeare £2 coin that we are going to look at is the histories design.
The Royal Mint has not confirmed any errors for the comedies £2 and any listing that includes this term should be ignored. Once one of these listings completes then it has the knock-on effect of other sellers also trying the same thing. Are There Any Error Versions of The Comedies £2?Ī common tactic used by eBay sellers is to list so-called ‘error’ coins to artificially increase the price of coins. The greatest £2 coin, for example, has a mintage of just under half a million. This mintage is not particularly low for a £2 coin, however. The coin’s mintage is 4,355,000, which is the lowest amount of the three Shakespeare coins. Around the milled edge, the inscription ‘ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE’ is to be found. The Shakespeare Comedies £2 coin features a design of a jester’s hat and cane by John Bergdahl inspired by Shakespeare’s most famous comedy – A Midsummer Night’s Dream. William Shakespeare Comedies £2 Coin Design
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