Very Rare: fewer than 100,000 minted. Sells occasionally: 4 verified sales in the last 12 months.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Claim of Right Silver Proof (1989)
Circulating version: 1989 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Claim of Right
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1989 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 24,852 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.980g · 0.4752 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Third crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Crown of Scotland above WM monogram and mace, legend around, dates below.
Silver 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 | £36.00 🔒 | £36.00 (1) | – | £36.00 – £36.00 | 1 | 1 | 07-03-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £27.70 🔒 eBay | £32.00 | – | £27.70 – £40.00 | 3 | 3 | 03-06-2026 | |
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About the 1989 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Claim of Right – Silver Proof
The 1989 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Claim of Right – Silver Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 15.98g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Crown of Scotland above WM monogram and mace, legend around, dates below.
24,852 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 1989 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Claim of Right – Silver Proof worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1989 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Claim of Right – Silver Proof run from £32.00 to £36.00 across 2 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one. Its silver content is worth about £19.04 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 1989 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Claim of Right – Silver Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 1989 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Claim of Right, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 1989 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Claim of Right – Silver Proof?
Check the weight 15.98g and diameter 28.4mm and the metal (92.5% silver) 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 – Claim of Right. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Claim of Right £2 is the Scottish half of a pair issued in 1989. Three hundred years earlier the Scottish Parliament had passed the Claim of Right, the Act that took the Scottish crown from James VII and offered it to William and Mary. The English Parliament's Bill of Rights of the same year was marked by a matching coin.
A single proclamation of 21 December 1988 authorised both designs in silver and nickel brass, and made the nickel-brass coins current and legal tender across the United Kingdom. The Royal Mint's design listing marks the Claim of Right version as Scotland only. The Mint published one combined figure for the two coins, 4,777,891 struck to circulating standard, without a split. Collector references put the Claim of Right share at a small fraction of that: Change Checker lists 381,400 and Check Your Change says it is thought to be as low as 346,000.
John Lobban designed both 1989 reverses, and they differ in two details only. The proclamation describes a cypher of the letters W and M interlaced, surmounting a Parliamentary mace placed horizontally, with the dates 1689 and 1989 below. On this coin the crown above the cypher is the Crown of Scotland, and the surrounding inscription reads TERCENTENARY OF THE CLAIM OF RIGHT.
The obverse has the portrait of Elizabeth II by Raphael Maklouf, with the legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D and TWO POUNDS below. The edge is milled and has no inscription. The coin is nickel brass, 28.4mm across, with a standard weight of 15.976g.
Sources
- Two Pound Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative £2 coins struck to circulating standard, 1986-96 (archived copy of 15 March 2012), The Royal Mint, via the Internet Archive (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for silver and nickel-brass two-pound coins commemorating the tercentenary of the Bill of Rights and of the Scottish Claim of Right (London Gazette, issue 51607, pages 225 to 226, 6 January 1989), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- How can I dispose of commemorative £2 coins?, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Single Metal Two Pound Coins 1986-1996, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Pre-1997: Claim of Right, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- I have a £2 coin with a portrait of the Queen wearing a necklace. Is this rare or valuable?, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Decimal Two Pounds, Coins of England and Great Britain (Tony Clayton) (read 9 Oct 2026)
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