not seen since the wording was changed to "two pence". Originally, when the 2p coin was introduced in 1971 following the switch to decimal currency, they all read "new pence". As reported by The ...
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In 1983 the Royal Mint accidentally minted New Pence coins with the date 1983. He said: “Between 1971 and 1981 the Royal Mint minted two pence coins to celebrate the introduction of the new 2p.