Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule), Coin from New Zealand - detailed information

Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule), Coin from New Zealand (demonetised 1990)
CoinTwo Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule)

The New Zealand two-cent coin was the second smallest denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar from the currency's introduction in 1967 to its demonetisation, along with the one-cent coin, in 1990. Its reverse featured two kowhai flowers, considered emblematic of New Zealand.

Due to an error at the Royal Mint in London, an estimated 50,000 coins were struck with an obverse die meant for the Bahama Islands; these have no date, as the respective five cent coin it was paired with had the date on the reverse. Many of these coins were released into circulation before the error was discovered. They soon became popular with collectors though, so would not have circulated for long before being hoarded by somebody.

This mule is listed under New Zealand everywhere because all these coins were found in New Zealand shortly after release, and were apparently minted at the Royal Mint as part of the regular New Zealand coinage of the year, then shipped there accordingly.

MintRoyal Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage50,000
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Obverse
New Zealand / Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule) - obverse photo

Diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Second portrait", by Arnold Machin. Around (in error), ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS
Reverse
New Zealand / Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule) - reverse photo

Two curved kowhai flowers and leaves surrounding the figure 2 [cents] at lower right. The artist's initials JB (for [Reginald George] James Berry) are in tiny letters under the last leaf.

Reverse Inscription 2
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Mintage is estimated, and is included in the regular mintage for 1967.

Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule): References to Information Used
Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule) / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule) / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: US Dollar (USD)
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
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Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 127.87 136.27 144.67 153.07
Royal MintFine (F) 61.50 63.72 65.93 68.14
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
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Royal MintGem Uncirculated 29.89 29.57 29.25 28.94
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 21.92 20.43 18.94 17.44
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 18.11 17.31 16.51 15.71
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 15.03 14.90 14.77 14.64
Royal MintVery Fine (VF) 7.93 7.80 7.68 7.55
Historic values in NZD for Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule) / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule) / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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All (23) coins of type: Two Cents
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Two Cents 1967 75,300,010 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1967
Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule) 50,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II BAHAMA ISLANDS
Two Cents 1968 (mint sets only) 75,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1968
Two Cents 1969 20,560,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1969
Two Cents 1970 (mint sets only) 50,010 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1970
Two Cents 1971 15,070,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1971
Two Cents 1972 17,533,045 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1972
Two Cents 1973 38,573,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1973
Two Cents 1974 50,023,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1974
Two Cents 1975 20,025,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1975
Two Cents 1976 15,027,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1976
Two Cents 1977 20,012,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1977
Two Cents 1978 (mint sets only) 38,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1978
Two Cents 1979 (mint sets only) 41,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1979
Two Cents 1980 10,044,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1980
Two Cents 1981 25,043,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1981
Two Cents 1982 50,043,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1982
Two Cents 1983 15,043,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1983
Two Cents 1984 10,040,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1984
Two Cents 1985 22,532,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1985
Two Cents 1986 (mint sets only) 28,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1986
Two Cents 1987 36,278,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1987
Two Cents 1988 (mint sets only) 24,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1988
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Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule): Details
CountryNew Zealand
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar
Coin TypeTwo Cents
Issued1967
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin
Face Value2 (x Cent)
Total Mintage50,000
CurrentNo; demonetised 1990
MaterialBronze
DesignerReginald George James Berry
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size21.0800 mm
Mass4.1400 g
OCC IDZQRA-POBN-CNNG-OYJD
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Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule): Photos
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1967 Bahamas Mule
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1967 Bahamas Mule
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Two Cents 1967 (no date, Bahamas mule): Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsNew Zealand KM# 33