2 Pence - Elizabeth II Red-Billed Chough

Features

Issuer	Isle of Man (British Crown dependencies)
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1980-1983
Value	2 Pence 0.02 IMP = USD 0.027
Currency	Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	7.12 g
Diameter	25.91 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 9856
References	KM# 60 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 55.1, 55.2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Series: 1980 series

Obverse

Right facing uncouped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the " Girls of Great Britain and Ireland " Tiara, legend around, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II
PM
1981

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Red-billed Chough in flight.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2
AA

Engraver: Leslie Lindsay

Edge

Plain

Mint

(PM)	Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Marks

	Die letters AA, Pobjoy Mint
	Die letters AB, Pobjoy Mint
	Die letters AC, Pobjoy Mint
	Die letters AD, Pobjoy Mint
	Die letters AE, Pobjoy Mint
	Die letters DD, Pobjoy Mint

Comments

The red-billed chough, Cornish chough (Binomial Name: Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), is a bird in the crow family.

The mintmark PM stands for the Pobjoy Mint, and is located on the obverse beneath the Queen' s bust.
The various die letters can be found in the bottom portion of the design around the numeral 2.
The baby crib privy found on certain 1982 issues may be found in the upper right quadrant of the design.

Mintages according the Southall catalogue. The mintage indicated for AA line refers to the total mintage for AA, AB, AC etc. There is no more detailed data regarding how many pieces minted for each die mark.

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1980 PM	569 993	$ 0.69	$ 0.69	$ 1.70	$ 2.10	Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		49%
1980 PM		$ 2.10	$ 2.10			Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		9%
1980 PM						Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		1.7%
1980 PM		$ 0.31	$ 0.58			Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		21%
1980 PM						Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		1.1%
1980 PM						Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	Proof	2.0%
1981 PM	173 170	$ 0.79	$ 0.79	$ 1.20	$ 2.30	Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		16%
1981 PM		$ 0.95	$ 0.95			Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		15%
1981 PM						Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	Proof	1.3%
1982 PM						Schön# 55.2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	baby crib privy mark	3%
1982 PM	25 000					Schön# 55.2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	Proof; baby crib privy mark	1.2%
1982 PM	236 376					Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		3%
1983 PM	25 000					Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).	Proof; no die letter	0.7%
1983 PM	371 735	$ 0.68				Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		7%
1983 PM						Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		4%
1983 PM						Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		1.0%
1983 PM						Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		1.7%
1983 PM						Schön# 55.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).		5%

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