2010 2p Coin
The 2010 2p is a 2p coin struck for circulation with 99.6 million made. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2010
- Circulation mintage
- 99,600,000
- Value band
- Face value
- Composition
- Copper-plated steel
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2010 2p worth?
99.6 million were made, so the 2010 2p is easy to find. A circulated one is worth face value; collectors pay a little more only for uncirculated coins and coins still in their original Royal Mint pack.
What would make yours worth more:
- Full original color
- A coin from a sets-only year
- A recognized variety or genuine error such as the 1983 NEW PENCE mule
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2010 2p rare?
- No. 99.6 million were made, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2010 2p coins were made?
- 99,600,000 were struck for circulation.
- What is the 2010 2p made of?
- Copper-plated steel. It weighs 7.12 g and measures 25.9 mm.
- Is the 2010 2p still legal tender?
- Yes. The 2p is legal tender, though 1p and 2p coins together only have to be accepted for payments up to 20p.
The 2010 2p coin in context
Output fell to 99,600,000 in 2010, the first shield 2p date below 100 million. The coin shows Dent's section of the Royal Arms and Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait. Being copper-plated steel, it responds to a magnet. Even at that figure it is common. A worn 2010 2p is face value. Its low total gives it a little more interest than its neighbors.
How to recognize it
The other side carries Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, used from 1998 to 2015.
The 2010 2p is round, 25.9 mm across and copper-plated steel.
2010 2p by the numbers
In mintage terms the 2010 2p ranks 8th lowest of 45 2p dates and varieties from 1971 to 2021. The next scarcer is the 1998 Bronze 2p (98.7 million); the next more common is the 1992 Copper-Plated Steel 2p (102.2 million).
For scale, the most common is the 1971 2p with 1.45 billion, about 15 times as many. The scarcest is the 2008 Old Reverse 2p with 10.6 million, 9.4 times fewer than this one.
Compared with the dates around it, the 2010 output was 1.5 times fewer than 2009 and 1.4 times fewer than 2011.
Over the 2010s the Mint produced 1.03 billion 2p coins across 11 dates and varieties; the 2010 2p accounts for 9.7% of that.
What to check on your 2010 2p
- Confirm the date. Most dates are common, so the date and any variety decide whether a coin is worth setting aside.
- Try a magnet: 2010 2p coins are copper-plated steel and stick to it. A 2010 coin that does not stick is worth a closer look.
- Look at the surfaces under a light. Coins from sets have unbroken luster and color; change-worn coins are dull and scuffed.
- Never clean it. Rubbing or dipping strips the original color and leaves fine scratches.
Royal Shield 2p (2008 to 2021)
Matthew Dent's shield designs replaced Ironside's in 2008. The 2p shows its own section of the Royal Arms shield with TWO PENCE, joining the other five coins from 1p to 50p to make the full shield when they are placed together. The old feathers design was also struck with the 2008 date, but only 10,600,000 carry it, a small fraction of the 241,679,000 shield coins of the same year.
Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait stayed until 2015, when Jody Clark's portrait arrived and both versions were struck that year. Output drifted down through the 2010s, hitting 40,600,000 in 2013 and just 16,600,000 in 2017. None were struck for circulation in 2018, 2019 or 2020. Production for change resumed with 117,700,000 coins in 2021. Under King Charles III a new 2p with a red squirrel was introduced, though it falls outside this run of Elizabeth II dates.
This is the period with the most interesting modern 2p coins. The 2008 feathers coin, the 2017 date and the 2015 Rank-Broadley version are all worth looking for, along with the years when none were made for change. Every coin here is copper-plated steel, 25.9 mm and 7.12 g with a plain edge. Most are face value. The quickest checks are the reverse on a 2008 coin and the initials under the bust on a 2015 coin.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 2 pence |
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
| Year | 2010 |
| Circulation mintage | 99,600,000 |
| Composition | Copper-plated steel |
| Weight | 7.12 g |
| Diameter | 25.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| Portrait | Rank-Broadley |
Mintage figures: Two pence (British decimal coin) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Mint figures. How we build these pages.