2023 Flying Scotsman £2 coin - in colour!

[paulmerton]

Can anyone see what's unusual about this?

It's the first coloured £2 coin since 2002, and it's being released on Thursday!

 

Edited February 21, 2023 by paulmerton
I got Lawrenced!

[LawrenceChard]

1 hour ago, paulmerton said:

Can anyone see what's unusual about this?

It's the first coloured £2 coin since 2022, and it's being released on Thursday!

 

What, that it's the first coloured £2 coin since last year?

We are still only in February!

 

[paulmerton]

2 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

What, that it's the first coloured £2 coin since last year?

We are still only in February!

 

Thanks very much - just left that trap in there so I can tell you're alive and well  

[paulmerton]

The silver proof will be £85 and have a mintage of 4472, while the piedfort will be £135 and have a mintage of 1923.

That's not particularly interesting on its own, but it's probably good news for anyone who bought the 2023 silver proof annual sets (normal or piedfort), as the individual silver coins will only be available with colouring from what I can tell. That should give the non-coloured ones in the annual sets a much lower mintage than expected (650 and 400)?

 

[westminstrel]

2 hours ago, paulmerton said:

The silver proof will be £85 and have a mintage of 4472, while the piedfort will be £135 and have a mintage of 1923.

That's not particularly interesting on its own, but it's probably good news for anyone who bought the 2023 silver proof annual sets (normal or piedfort), as the individual silver coins will only be available with colouring from what I can tell. That should give the non-coloured ones in the annual sets a much lower mintage than expected (650 and 400)?

 

I’m not sure where I got this from (consider it a rumour!), but the coins from the 2023 annual sets might show up as part of the definitive sets later in the year.

So we aren’t completely out of the woods yet.

[AppleZippoandMetronome]

7 hours ago, westminstrel said:

I’m not sure where I got this from (consider it a rumour!), but the coins from the 2023 annual sets might show up as part of the definitive sets later in the year.

So we aren’t completely out of the woods yet.

Yeah I've seen talk on some of the Facebook groups that they'll be part of a Coronation set later this year. Time will tell

[westminstrel]

1 hour ago, AppleZippoandMetronome said:

Yeah I've seen talk on some of the Facebook groups that they'll be part of a Coronation set later this year. Time will tell

Thanks! 🙂

[SilverPlatinum]

On 21/02/2023 at 03:49, paulmerton said:

Can anyone see what's unusual about this?

It's the first coloured £2 coin since 2002, and it's being released on Thursday!

 

An ugly coin.......

[westminstrel]

46 minutes ago, SilverPlatinum said:

An ugly coin.......

It might’ve looked better without the concentric bubbles thingeys.

Sometimes less can be more. 

[SidS]

I'm not sure what the bubbles are all about.

[JeffM]

On 23/02/2023 at 07:47, SidS said:

I'm not sure what the bubbles are all about.

I like it because it sort of suggests movement and provides a nice background.  Just my opinion.

[paulmerton]

3 minutes ago, JeffM said:

I like it because it sort of suggests movement and provides a nice background.  Just my opinion.

You're not alone!

"Probably my favourite part of John's design is the background oddly. It's just got a really nice curve, it draws your line as if the train is moving, it looks dynamic and it's just a really strong silhouette."

(from https://fb.watch/iUB4dTIdPD/)

[SidS]

32 minutes ago, JeffM said:

I like it because it sort of suggests movement and provides a nice background.  Just my opinion.

Fair point. I hadn't actually made that connection. I thought the fireman was stood on the footplate blowing bubbles. 😁

[westminstrel]

5 hours ago, JeffM said:

I like it because it sort of suggests movement and provides a nice background.  Just my opinion.

 

5 hours ago, paulmerton said:

You're not alone!

"Probably my favourite part of John's design is the background oddly. It's just got a really nice curve, it draws your line as if the train is moving, it looks dynamic and it's just a really strong silhouette."

(from https://fb.watch/iUB4dTIdPD/)

The bubbles aren’t a problem by themselves.

In fact the design (including the bubbles) is actually really great.

But, do you notice a rather significant difference when compared to the coins?

The answer is below…

The intersecting outer concentric circle - the bimetallic part of the £2 coin - is missing.

This intersecting circle breaks a fundamental design principle and spoils the aesthetic.

This is one of those times something in one medium did not translate well onto another.

I would actually prefer the art print over the coin itself. 🙂

[apachebleu]

On 22/02/2023 at 19:44, SilverPlatinum said:

An ugly coin.......

 Have to disagree, I really like that. I'm not one for coloured coins myself but I think that's pretty special.

 I mean not special enough I'd actually spend money on it but still 🤷 

[slack]

On 22/02/2023 at 22:00, westminstrel said:

Thanks! 🙂

I thought I saw a u tube video yesterday from the britainnia coin company saying they had received their set.. but I may have misunderstood... Not for the first time... Or the last

[westminstrel]

1 hour ago, slack said:

I thought I saw a u tube video yesterday from the britainnia coin company saying they had received their set.. but I may have misunderstood... Not for the first time... Or the last

I’ll go check their YouTube channel and see what I can find. 

[paulmerton]

I have received my coloured bunc version. It's quite a pleasant change to buy a new release that's actually in stock!