| Money was never been quite so valuable until | | | | characteristic that would denote the value of |
| coin collecting entered the world of the | | | | the coin as well. Therefore, the terms "two" |
| hobbyists. | | | | or "thirty" were used as well as other |
| | | | terminologies that would indicate the coins |
| Since its inception, coin collecting has | | | | worth. |
| continuously represented the ancient way of | | | | |
| preserving the history of the human race. | | | | After a year, the "two pence" or the "2p" |
| Coin collecting allows people to protect and | | | | coins were so common that the coin collectors |
| conserve their nation's history. Through this | | | | had very little demand for them so the Royal |
| kind of activity, coin collectors allow other | | | | Mint continued to issue the "2p" coins but |
| people to touch and examine the kinds of | | | | only in sets that were exclusively |
| coins that ancient people used. | | | | distributed to coin collectors. There are |
| | | | only 20 "2p" coins that still bear the "new |
| In the United Kingdom, coins are considered | | | | pence" wording on the reverse side in |
| one of the most precious relics that the | | | | circulation and new coin collectors who wish |
| nation has ever produced because most of | | | | to collect these coins will have difficulty |
| their coins are considered to be a true | | | | in finding them. |
| representation of the royalty. For instance, | | | | |
| U.K. coin collectors would be happy to own | | | | In line with UK history, the UK coin |
| the 50-cent coins that were manufactured by | | | | collecting has undergone many changes. The |
| the Royal Canadian Mint for the "Golden | | | | very first change was the "decimalisation" of |
| Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II." | | | | the coins. With the inception of the "decimal |
| | | | coinage," the English coinage system was |
| Facts about UK Coin Collecting | | | | established on relationships that indicate |
| | | | the new value of the ancient coins. For |
| Unlike in the U.S., coin collecting in U.K. | | | | example, the coin that used to be known as 2 |
| uses different terms in categorizing the | | | | halfpence is now converted into 1 penny, |
| kinds of coins that are collected. For | | | | while 20 shillings is equal to 1 pound or |
| instance, in the UK coins that were | | | | £1. |
| circulated from 1971 to 1981, the term "new | | | | |
| pence" was used to differentiate them from | | | | UK coin collecting is, indeed, not just mere |
| the so called "ancient pre-decimal pennies". | | | | realization of a hobby but a concrete |
| | | | representation of what was transcribed in the |
| By the year 1982, experts felt the need to | | | | history of UK. |
| change the word "new" into a more concrete | | | | |