Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted. Rarely sells: 2 verified sales in the last 12 months.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Robert Burns Gold Proof (2009)
Circulating version: 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Robert Burns
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2009 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 1,000 |
| 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 design featuring a quote from the song Auld Lang Syne in the handwriting of Robert Burns.
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 | £1,613.20 🔒 eBay | £1,613.20 (1) | – | £1,613.20 – £1,613.20 | 1 | 1 | 06-02-2026 | |
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| PR-69 | £975.00 🔒 | £975.00 (1) | – | £975.00 – £975.00 | 0 | 1 | 21-01-2025 | |
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| PR-70 | £1,000.00 🔒 | £1,000.00 | – | £850.00 – £1,050.00 | 0 | 3 | 27-11-2024 | |
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About the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Robert Burns – Gold Proof
The 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Robert Burns – 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 design featuring a quote from the song Auld Lang Syne in the handwriting of Robert Burns.
1,000 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Robert Burns – Gold Proof worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Robert Burns – Gold Proof run from £975 to £1,613 across 4 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 £1,416 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Robert Burns – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Robert Burns, 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 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Robert Burns – 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 – Robert Burns. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759 and died in 1796, aged 37. This £2 coin, dated 2009, marks the 250th anniversary of his birth.
The royal proclamation for the coin came into force on 10 October 2008, on the same day as the one for the Charles Darwin £2. It made the cupro-nickel and nickel-brass coin current and legal tender throughout the United Kingdom, and provided for silver, silver piedfort and gold versions.
The Royal Mint's figures record 3,253,000 struck for circulation, the lower of the two commemorative £2 totals for 2009. Of the 35 commemorative £2 issues with a figure in the Mint's data, 15 have a lower total, so it sits a little below the middle of the range.
The reverse has no picture. It is a quotation from the song Auld Lang Syne, given in the proclamation as WE'LL TAK A CUP A' KINDNESS YET, FOR AULD LANG SYNE, in calligraphy based on Burns's own handwriting. Around it run the inscription 1759 ROBERT BURNS 1796 and the denomination TWO POUNDS. The Royal Mint credits the design to its Engraving Team and says it was the first British coin with a design based solely on handwriting.
The milled edge carries the incuse inscription SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT. Because the reverse shows Burns's dates, the year 2009 is on the obverse, with the inscription ELIZABETH II D G REG FID DEF around the fourth portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley.
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-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns (Belfast Gazette issue 7022, 10 October 2008, page 1154), The Belfast Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2009 Elizabeth II 'The 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns' £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2009 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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