Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted. Rarely sells: 2 verified sales in the last 12 months.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Brunel Achievements Gold Proof (2006)
Circulating version: 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Brunel Achievements
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2006 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 746 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.970g · 0.4707 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled with incuse lettering |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | Robert Evans |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
| Tags | Birth anniversary |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF · IRB
Paddington Station structural supports representing the engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
2006 BRUNEL re TWO POUNDS
Gold Proof £2 market value
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| FDC | £1,400.00 🔒 | £1,400.00 (1) | – | £1,400.00 – £1,400.00 | 1 | 1 | 05-09-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £1,644.90 🔒 eBay | £1,644.90 (1) | – | £1,644.90 – £1,644.90 | 1 | 1 | 26-08-2026 | |
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About the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Brunel Achievements – Gold Proof
The 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Brunel Achievements – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.97g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Paddington Station structural supports representing the engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
746 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Brunel Achievements – Gold Proof worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Brunel Achievements – Gold Proof run from £1,400 to £1,645 across 2 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one. Its gold content is worth about £1,415 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Brunel Achievements – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Brunel Achievements, not the coin found in change. At 15.97g of 91.67% gold it is heavier than the 12g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Brunel Achievements – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 15.97g and diameter 28.4mm and the metal (91.67% gold) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a collector version of the 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Brunel Achievements. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Two £2 coins dated 2006 mark 200 years since the birth of the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 to 1859). One carries his portrait. This one, usually called the Brunel Achievements or Paddington Station £2, stands for his work.
A single royal proclamation set out both designs and provided for each in cupro-nickel and nickel-brass, in silver, as a silver piedfort and in gold. It made the base-metal coin current and legal tender throughout the United Kingdom.
The Royal Mint's figures record 7,452,250 of this design struck for circulation, against 7,928,250 for the portrait coin. Among the 35 commemorative £2 issues with a figure in the Mint's data, only six have a higher total, so this is a plentiful coin.
The reverse is by Robert Evans. It shows a section of the roof of Paddington Station, with the date 2006 above, the name BRUNEL to the right and the denomination TWO POUNDS below. The Royal Mint describes Paddington as a key terminus of the Great Western Railway, where Brunel was Chief Engineer, and points to its iron-and-glass roof.
The edge is milled and carries the incuse inscription SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE. The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REG FID DEF. The coin has a nickel-brass outer ring and a cupro-nickel centre.
Sources
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for two-pound coins commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (London Gazette issue 57993, 26 May 2006, page 7298), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2006 Elizabeth II 'The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel' Achievements £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2006 Two Pounds, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Edge inscription on £2, £1 coins "upside down"?, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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