Coppers to Crowns

Collection Two Shillings

TS1959a

Two Shillings, 1959

Type
TS Two Shillings
Year
1959
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
14,080,319 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Diameter
28.5 mm
Weight
11.3 g
Metal
Copper 75%, Nickel 25%
Reverse
Medal (↑↑)

The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than once, so another variety of TS1959a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
+ELIZABETH. II, DEI. GRATIA. REGINA
Reverse inscription
FID: DEF: , TWO SHILLINGS, Date
CC2000
EZFL-070 2 1
Davies
D2375 1 B
Gouby
FL1959 A -
Bull
B4412 B 1
Rayner
R968M B -

Condition & value

Held at Uncirculated. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Below the best grade held
  3. F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
  4. VF Very Fine Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
  8. UNC Uncirculated Held £40.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

UNC Uncirculated

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

No description recorded.

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.