Being a very inquisitive and daft child, I did what everyone of my age would have done with a new 2p piece - I swallowed it! After the initial panic of turning blue and the apparent lack of breath ...

Dozens of countries have scrapped their lowest denomination coins in recent years but there are no plans to do so in the UK.

Latest Royal Mint figures show no new 2p coins have been minted since 2021 when 118 million were produced. The most recent 1p coins were made in 2022, when 30 million were produced. The Royal Mint ...