Elite: fewer than 10,000 minted. Sells occasionally: 4 verified sales in the last 12 months.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Technology Silver Piedfort (1998)
Circulating version: 1998 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Technology
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1998 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 7,646 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Technology £2 (Definitive) |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 24.000g · 0.7137 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.
Four concentric circles representing the Iron Age, Industrial Revolution, silicon chip and the internet, denomination above, date below.
Silver Piedfort £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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| BU | £22.05 🔒 eBay | £22.05 (1) | – | £22.05 – £22.05 | 1 | 1 | 02-08-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £44.48 🔒 eBay | £44.48 | – | £37.81 – £45.00 | 3 | 3 | 07-08-2026 | |
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| PR-68 | £53.00 🔒 | £53.00 (1) | – | £53.00 – £53.00 | 0 | 1 | 24-11-2024 | |
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About the 1998 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Technology – Silver Piedfort
The 1998 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Technology – Silver Piedfort is a collector 2 pounds coin in the Technology £2 (Definitive) series, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 24g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Four concentric circles representing the Iron Age, Industrial Revolution, silicon chip and the internet, denomination above, date below.
7,646 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 1998 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Technology – Silver Piedfort worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1998 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Technology – Silver Piedfort run from £22.05 to £53.00 across 3 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 £28.49 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 1998 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Technology – Silver Piedfort different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 1998 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Technology, not the coin found in change. At 24g of 92.5% silver it is heavier than the 12g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 1998 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Technology – Silver Piedfort?
Check the weight 24g 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 – Technology. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
A 1994 review of the coinage recommended that a £2 coin should enter general circulation. The Royal Mint planned to issue a new bimetallic coin in November 1997 and struck it that year with Raphael Maklouf's portrait of the Queen, but its release was delayed until 1998. By then a new portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley had been adopted, so the 1997 coins and everything from 1998 onwards show different heads.
This entry covers the Rank-Broadley version, dated 1998 to 2015. It was the standard reverse on the £2 for 18 years, alongside the commemorative designs issued in most of them. The Royal Mint's figures give 402,411,213 struck for circulation in that time. The largest year was 1998 with 91,110,375, and the smallest were 2005 with 3,837,250 and 2012 with 3,900,000. The Royal Mint's data lists a different definitive, Britannia, from 2015.
The reverse is by Bruce Rushin, an art teacher from Norfolk, whose entry won a public competition. It is built from concentric circles that the Royal Mint describes as telling the story of technological development from the Iron Age to the Industrial Revolution, and from the Computer Age to the internet. TWO POUNDS appears above and the date below.
The edge carries the words STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS, taken from a letter written in 1676 by Sir Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke. The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the legend 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 (mintages.json data file behind the Royal Mint mintage pages), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Two Pound Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The History of the £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint launches collectable £2 to celebrate 25 years of the bi-metallic coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Great Britain, proof two pounds, bimetallic issue (1998), Royal Collection Trust (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Two pound coin, Wikipedia (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Have I found a rare coin? £2 errors explained, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
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