A shilling is a British monetary coin and is not in the Bible.
Yes the parable is from the bible.
About a jesus and a half
ten dollars
shekels was the currency used in biblical times
The 60 gold coin set of the Thomason Medallic Bible is valued at approximately $12,000 to $15,000. This set contains miniature replicas of historical medals depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments.
A mite would roughly be a days earning in those days.
It really depends on the type. If you found it in change, or outside of a Royal Mint set or packaging, it is only worth face value. On the other hand, proof coins and silver/gold editions of the 2 pound coin are naturally worth more than face value. But most likely your coin is just worth 2 pounds, or about $3 USD.
It was not a button it was a "mite" (a small coin) - the "widows mite". Mark 12:41-44 Luke 21:1-4
Jesus taught the people to pay their taxes, the story of peter taking a coin from the fishes mouth, to pay tax to the Romans is mentioned in the bible.
The Bible does not say her name because it is not important. I think that the writer wanted people to focus on the meaning of the parable instead of the tiny details that do not matter to God and Jesus.
No. It is a British coin.