Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Dickens Gold Proof (2012)
Circulating version: 2012 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Charles Dickens
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2012 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 202 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.980g · 0.4710 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
A profile outline of Charles Dickens created from the titles of his works.
Gold Proof £2 market value
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| FDC | £1,220.00 🔒 | £1,220.00 (1) | – | £1,220.00 – £1,220.00 | 0 | 1 | 06-09-2025 | |
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About the 2012 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Dickens – Gold Proof
The 2012 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Dickens – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.98g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: A profile outline of Charles Dickens created from the titles of his works.
202 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2012 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Dickens – Gold Proof worth?
The 2012 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Dickens – Gold Proof has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £1,220 in FDC, the median of its verified sales. Its gold content is worth about £1,411 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2012 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Dickens – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2012 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Charles Dickens, not the coin found in change. At 15.98g 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 2012 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Dickens – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 15.98g 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 – Charles Dickens. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Charles Dickens £2 marks 200 years since the novelist's birth on 7 February 1812. The design was set by a royal proclamation dated 12 October 2011, and the Royal Mint unveiled it in December 2011, when a Brilliant Uncirculated version went on sale ahead of the circulating coins dated 2012.
The Royal Mint's mintage figures record 8,190,000 struck for circulation. That is a large number for a commemorative £2: only three commemorative designs in the Mint's published figures have higher totals. It is more than eight times the 975,000 of the 2011 King James Bible £2 coin, so this is a common coin.
The reverse is by Matthew Dent. It shows Dickens's profile as a silhouette built entirely from the titles of his works, with the better-known titles given greater prominence. Press coverage at the launch said the profile is based on a bust displayed at the Charles Dickens Museum in London. The inscription 1812 CHARLES DICKENS 1870 runs to the left of the portrait.
The edge is milled and carries the incuse inscription SOMETHING WILL TURN UP, a line associated with the hopeful Wilkins Micawber in David Copperfield.
The obverse shows the fourth coinage portrait of Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the denomination TWO POUNDS and the date 2012 placed on this side because the reverse carries neither.
Sources
- Royal Mint mintage figures data file (mintages.json), 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 Charles Dickens (London Gazette, 13 October 2011, page 19587), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2012 Elizabeth II The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Dickens £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Two Pound Coin: designs and specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- How much is my Charles Dickens £2 worth?, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- New Charles Dickens coin honors author (Associated Press report reprinted in The E-Sylum, volume 14, number 51), Numismatic Bibliomania Society (read 9 Oct 2026)
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