1983 Great British Coin Collection New Pence Error 2p UK Annual Set
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. System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String] System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String]