Faulty 20p coins 'worth £50 each'

**koala** · 06-30-2009, 03:18 PM

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8123749.stm

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Faulty 20p coins 'worth £50 each'

A batch of 20p coins accidentally issued with no date on them could be worth £50 each, say coin collectors.

They are said to be the first undated British coins to enter circulation for more than 300 years.

The date on the new 20p was moved from the 'tails' to the 'heads' side when the country's coins were redesigned last year.

The coins without a date were created by accidentally pairing up the new 'tails' side with the old 'heads' - meaning no date appeared at all.

I've seen reports that they're selling on eBay for over £400 each.

How to identify an error coin: http://www.undated20p.com/identification.html

**WereBo** · 06-30-2009, 03:58 PM

I heard on the TV news tonight, that one coin has just sold for £5,800

**Done_Fishin** · 06-30-2009, 03:59 PM

maybe it was done on purpose so that someone could cash in and make a mint .. even the photos shown seem to indicate the opposite of what one would expect

**koala** · 06-30-2009, 04:05 PM

I keep all my spare change in a big jar. There's probably about £100 worth of coins, so I'll be spending the weekend going through all the 20s with my fingers crossed. It's like looking for Willy Wonka's golden ticket.

**WereBo** · 07-01-2009, 06:06 AM

I've already been through mine, with the expected results....

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WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,107 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Faulty 20p coins 'worth £50 each' I've already been through mine, with the expected results.... __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.