Rare coin question

[Dachshund]

Hello  

Just a couple of days ago Charles Dickens coin with error sold on eBay for 3500 pounds. Is it worth it? Do you know any other rare 2 pounds coin sought after that are worth this amount of money? I have rare 2 pounds coin an I wonder what kind of 2 pounds coins are the most sought after and hunted by collectors. Sorry if this question seems a bit silly, .

Kind Regards

NEwbie Daxy 

Edited August 21, 2018 by Dachshund

[Unwilling Numismatist]

If you check ebay today you might not find the coin in the "sold" section.

I imagine that the sale was cancelled, as no-one in their right mind should pay more than about £2 for one of these coins, unless it has some spectacularly unique errors (and the hapless seller probably doesn't want to suck up the vast sellers fee for a sold item that doesn't get paid for).

The "writing around the edge is upside down" is not an error, it can be either way and is a feature or the manufacturing process.

the dots around the queens head - not really an error which would lend itself to making the coin sell for any large premium, as this "error" is so common, it would be rarer to find a coin with a complete ring of dots!

 

Anything you read about "rare coins" and "selling" and "ebay" in the daily rags is probably about as trustworthy as a gentleman selling snake oil.

 

With regards to "rare" £2 Pounds coins, none are actually rare with the noted exceptions of the Norther Ireland commonwealth games and the single metal "Claim of rights" coins.

Others will fetch a little/some more than face value depending on their condition, and how many people are looking for that coin at a given time.

The scarcity index at change-checker should assist you in which are currently the most popular coins.

 

 

Edited August 21, 2018 by Unwilling Numismatist

[Lotad]

I checked a few (8) of mine to look for the 'rare' errors: 7 had the incomplete dots on the obverse (1 had almost complete dots), and 3 had the WIIL on the edge.