$2 Coins

Trial Dies

1990

No Edge Milling

Two types of this Error exist.  One type has a small section of milling the others have no milling at all around the edge of the coin.

Broadstrike

27.3mm – 9.980g – Smooth Edge with Security Groove

1991

No Edge Milling

1993

Kingfisher Type

Kingfisher Thicker Design

This coin shows a thicker almost doubled Reverse and less defined detail

Date Error

1994

Set Only Coin With Planchet Fault

1995

Set Only Coin

1997

$2 coins produced in South Africa were not to the correct standard and did not work in many parking meters or machines.  Because of this not all the mintage was released making them a popular item to search for.  While not unusual to find them in change today finding higher grade coins can be a bit of a challenge.

1998

Heron beak and claws touching rim/not touching rim

Clipped Planchet

 1999

IRB Cuds

Cud Above B and small doubling of showing under the letters

2001

IRB Cuds

Cud Above B

Wrong Planchet

21.8mm x 23mm – 2.4mm Thick – 5.889g

Missing date potentially 2001

22.8mm x 23mm – 1.6mm Thick – 4.939g

Clipped and Milling Fault

2002

2003

Set Type

Circulating

The different position of the date is often the easiest way to spot the difference and also the edge is different

Die crack on wing

Off Center

2004

Set Only Coin

2005

Set Type

Circulating

The different position of the date is often the easiest way to spot the difference and also the edge is different

$2 on 10 cent Planchet

22.2-22.7mm – 1.3 – 1.7mm Thick – 4.906g – Not Magnetic

2011

1. Die Cracks on Wings

Type A. Die Cracks and small cuds

This fault progresses to have a large cud as seen in Type 2

Type B. With large cud

2. Similar die cracks to type 1 but in slightly different places

Type A. Die Cracks

Type B. Die Cracks with large cuds starting to form

Die Crack on the back of the Herons head/neck

Die Crack on the top of the Herons Head

2014

1. Die crack on wings and different milling on edge

2. Off Center Strike with Partial Double Rim & Small Cud Top Right of Reverse

3. Small Cud & Die Crack from Queens Neck

2015

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Clipped

2019

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

2020

1.

Milled Security Edge Errors

Click these for the full image