Rare 2 Euro Coins and What They Sell For

Monaco, the Vatican, San Marino and Andorra may issue euro coins, but only a small number each year. Their special 2 euro coins are sold straight to collectors, often in a box or a card, at more than face value. Few ever get spent, so finding one in a till is very unlikely.

Grace Kelly is the best example. Monaco made 20,000 of them in 2007, and its price has climbed since: about €1,300 in 2017 and up to €2,300 in 2024. Every one of those sales was a coin in its original box.

Nearly all of them are worth €2. Big countries make their coins by the million: Germany made 30,000,000 of its 2006 Holstentor coin and France 20,000,000 of its 2008 coin. A coin made in those numbers is easy to find, so collectors will not pay more for it.

Lists online that call such a coin worth hundreds of euros usually quote asking prices, not sales. Anyone can ask any price. On this page every figure is a coin that sold.

Lithuania's 2021 coin for the Žuvintas nature reserve is a real error. On some coins the edge carries the Latvian motto, DIEVS SVĒTĪ LATVIJU, instead of the Lithuanian one. The Bank of Lithuania first said 500 coins were affected, all among the 5,000 sold in collector packs. It later said a few may have reached circulation.

Ads have asked four-figure prices for it, but those are asking prices, and we found no recorded auction sale. If you think you have one, ask a coin dealer to check the edge before you sell or buy.

Some of Germany's 2008 Hamburg coins were struck with the old map of Europe on the map side, and these coins do turn up at auction. Germany made 30,000,000 Hamburg coins in all, so look for the map, not just the date.

Other errors you may read about are a centre set off to one side, a back side turned the wrong way, or a coin struck on the wrong blank. They are uncommon, but damage can look like an error, and their prices vary widely. A coin dealer can tell you which one you have.

Turn the coin to the side that is not the map. That side shows the country. Look for MONACO, CITTÀ DEL VATICANO, SAN MARINO or ANDORRA. Then read the year.

If the coin is from one of those four states, look it up in the table above. Keep it in its box or card if you have one, and do not clean it: a cleaned coin loses most of its value.

A coin from any other country is very likely worth €2. If something looks wrong, such as a doubled design or a piece missing from the edge, a coin dealer can tell you whether it is a real minting error or damage.