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    18-19th Century UK 2 Pence Coin

    Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:5.00 CAD Estimated At:NA
    18-19th Century UK 2 Pence Coin
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    The largest regal coin to circulate in Britain, these pieces were produced by Matthew Boulton using a steam powered press at the Soho mint in Birmingham beginning in 1797.

    From 1770 until the end of the 18th century the practice of melting down the official copper coins and making lightweight forgeries had become so widespread that it prompted industrialist Matthew Boulton to offer a potential solution. He proposed that each coin should actually be made to contain its value in copper (two ounces avoirdupois), that the quality should be improved by using a retaining collar during striking (to give a perfectly round coin) and by designing the coins with thick raised borders to prevent them wearing so easily.

    This type was struck in copper by Boulton for several years after 1797 with no change in date, along with some later strikes in a variety of metals.