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1983 Great British Coin Collection New Pence Error 2p UK Annual Set

1983 UK Martini Great British Coin Collection Set Uncirculated : Rare New Pence 2p

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Buy a 1983 Martini-Rossi Annual Set (Error 2p)

Uncirculated coin set from 1983 featuring a sought-after ‘New Pence' Two Pence error coin. Between 1971 and 1981, 2p coins featured the words ‘NEW PENCE' on the reverse, above the ostrich feather plumes of the Prince of Wales' badge. From 1982, these bronze coins were meant to read ‘TWO PENCE', but it seems that an error occurred in 1983, resulting in a few Two Pence pieces being struck with the old design. These rare coins are called ‘mules' by numismatists after the offspring of a horse and a donkey. This mule coin is found in a 1983 annual coin set, produced by Martini & Rossi as part of a drinks promotion and contains eight uncirculated UK coins, including the New Pence 2p, in a fold-out display booklet. A similar set was also offered by Heinz (beans, soups, sauces, etc.) in 1983, and some of those also contain this unusual Royal Mint coin. This Martini 1983 Coin Collection set comes in its original card packaging, with the coins protected by plastic. A truly rare modern UK coin.
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Great British 1983 Coin Collection

These sets were originally produced as part of a promotion by the Italian drinks company Martini & Rossi and contain examples of UK coins from 1983. However, a small number of these sets have been found to contain a truly mule coin.

What Are Mule Coins?

Mule coins are error coins produced when two mismatched dies are used during the production process, resulting in a coin with heads and tails designs that do not match. The name comes from the offspring of a horse and a donkey.

New Pence 2p Coins

The error coin in this eight-coin set is the 2p, which should read 'TWO PENCE' but instead reads 'NEW PENCE' on the reverse side because an old die was mistakenly used and the error was not caught before the sets were released.

Are All New Pence Coins Rare?

No - 'NEW PENCE' was the standard inscription on 2p coins between 1971 and 1981, with these coins worth no more than their face value. It is just error coins issued after this date that are rare and valuable.

How Rare Are 1983 Error 2ps?

It is unknown exactly how many of these coins are out there, but they are very rare and highly sought after by collectors of modern UK errors. They are mostly found in sets like this or the similar 1983 Heinz error set.