Brits urged to check their 20p coins now
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A numismatics specialist has urged the British public to pause before spending their 20p pieces and inspect them for a unique error that could make them worth over 300 times their original value. The specific coin in question, minted back in 2008, has become quite the collector's item, now valued at around £60 due to a 'mule error' which led to its unnoticed release into general circulation.
Despite being rare, these coins are not impossible to come across, as several thousand were produced with this sought-after mistake. The coin connoisseur, known on TikTok as Coin Collecting Wizard, advised: "Stop spending your 20p coins without checking them first because one from 2008 with no date is worth £60."
Ordinarily, the date on a 2008 20p coin would be located on the reverse side, also referred to as tails.
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He elaborated: "Normally, the date on a 20p is on the reverse right under the crown."
However, in 2008, an unusual occurrence took place where a limited batch of 20ps were struck using a new obverse design – the shield side – combined with an old reverse Tudor rose design, resulting in neither side featuring a date. This phenomenon is known as a mule error, occurring when mismatched dies are used, and this particular error managed to enter circulation undetected, reports the Manchester Evening News.
These scarce 20p coins will display the shield motif on the reverse but will lack a date. He concluded: "Normally, 20p coins have the date on the back, but if you check and there's no date on either side, you might be holding the rare one.
"These undated 20ps are rare but not impossible to find in average condition. They go for £60 plus. People are still finding them in their change even 15 years later."
The Royal Mint explained on its website: "In November 2008, a number of 20p coins were incorrectly minted, resulting in the coins being undated.
"This problem affected less than 250,000 coins of the 136 million 20p pieces minted in 2008-09 and was due to the previous obverse (the 'heads' side) being used with the new reverse (the 'tails' side) design, meaning the year of issue did not feature at all.
"These coins remain legal tender and still have a face value of 20p."
At present, several of these 2008 misprinted 20p coins have been sold on eBay, with prices ranging from £50 to £100.
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