Do you have the "luck of the Irish" when it comes to coin collecting? Making some quick money??

Wishing all my fellow coin collectors and precious metal junkies, a very happy St Patrick's day.

If like me, you began your coin collection journey by simply looking at the change in your pocket, then I hope "the luck of the Irish" rubs off on you and you find those "error coins", those rare dates and any missing ones you may need. Sometimes the price of circulating coins surprises even me.

Take a look at this coin below, this is the two pound NORTHERN IRELAND variation. Take a guess at how many times its face value you would need to spend to buy this if, unlike me, you weren't lucky enough to find one in your pocket change?

Here, in the UK, this £2 coin is one of the rarest circulating-coins. It was released in 2002 to celebrate the home nations participation in the commonwealth games hosted by the UK in that year.

Each country of the UK - Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, had a specific design added to the £2 coin design. If you take a close look at the flag (to the left of the athlete) you'll see that a small N.Ireland decall has been added to the centre. This is the only change to the coin's, with Wales having a dragon and Scotland having the Scottish flag, with Enland just not having the crown seen on the Northern Ireland flag.

To answer the questions I asked earlier..... The answer is approximately 26X it's face value! That's a great return on a coin you might be lucky enough to find in your change.

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