Question: are $2 coins real gold?
Answer: 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c coins are 75 per cent copper and 25 per cent nickel. The $1 and $2 coins are made from 92 per cent copper, six per cent aluminium and two per cent nickel. ... They then go through a press, with the design for both sides being pressed into the coin at once with the production die.