The unimetallic nickel/brass Two Pound coins were issued from 1986 to 1996 as a commemorative coin. They are legal tender and were never intended for circulation, but as a souvenir of the event that they commemorate.
The bimetallic copper/zinc/nickel outer ring and copper/nickel centre were issued from 1997 to present as a circulating commemorative coin.
Both types of Two Pound coins are worth Two Pounds if they have been circulated.
As a collectable coin, there is no great difference in value between the coins of different years.
All coins come from a mint. Casino coins are sometimes solid silver.
The government stopped putting solid silver coins out in the late 60's. Any 50 cent piece past 1969 will not be silver.
Never. The US has never made a solid silver coin. They have made coins with mostly silver but they always contain other metals too.
Sorry! The US mint never made solid silver coins.
The coin is 90% silver not solid silver. With uncirculated coins at $1.50 to $3.00 retail most circulated coins are bullion value only. About $1.25 as of today.
No circulating U.S. coins were ever made of solid silver. They'd be so soft they'd wear out very quickly. All "silver" coins are part copper for hardness.
Quarters and most other silver US coins contained 10% copper; the last coins made of that alloy were dated 1964. The US has never made solid silver circulating coins. Pure silver is far too soft for use in coins, so it was always alloyed with copper for hardness.
Unless the gold coins are solid gold and the silver coins are solid silver, it is probably worth less than the purchase price.
Sorry! The US never made solid silver coins.
Solid silver? No. The silver clad Eisenhower dollars are all 40% silver. But for 1973 not all S mintmarked coins are 40% silver. The San Francisco Mint did strike copper-nickel proof coins that were included in the proof sets for 1973. The 40% silver coins were struck as proof & uncirculated but were sold separately, so 3 different S mintmarked coins were struck in 1973.
Sorry! The US mint never made solid silver coins. It would be too hard.
It's not solid silver. U.S. silver coins have at least 10% copper in them. See the Related Question for more information.