2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait; Commonwealth Games

N# 4410

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Despite being produced in their millions and being available at face value from most post offices and banks, the ordinary business strike was a Royal Mint commemorative issue and not intended for general circulation. This design was also struck in Brilliant Uncirculated (167,224 sales) and Proof finishes as part of the annual coin sets. The coin was also issued in BU individual packs as well as in silver BU, silver proof and gold proof.

I not sure if it was intended for circulation, but I can certainly remember spending these coins in shops.  Can anyone else?

LDC

I've never spent it, but I received 4 of them through my change over the years. I believe all of the single metal £2 coins were officially only for collectors but their generally wide availability meant they weren't worth much above face value so people started spending them.

And that is what caused the mint to consider (and eventually release) the official “spending" £2 coin but made it bimetallic.