A specific error on this coin makes it worth far more than face value
An expert has urged Brits to look our for a highly sought after 20p coin. This error coin could be worth more than £50 to collectors. The coin to look for is from the year 2008, however, you may not realise this. That’s because it features an error meaning it has no date.
In a video shared to social media platform TikTok, an expert known as the Coin Collecting Wizard, explained more. He said: “The undated 20p. Wait till you hear how much.
“What value would you give this coin? The 20p with no date can be found in your change and is worth £50 plus.” As part of the video he shared a screenshot of some example of this coin and what they sold for on eBay in 2023. Prices here ranged from £50 to £79.
Under a quarter of a million of these were minted back in 2008, meaning there is a chance they could show up in your change. In a previous video the expert said: “It’s all to do with a die mix-up at the Royal Mint, causing the coin to have no date.
“This problem affected less than 250,000 coins of the 136 million 20p pieces minted in 2008 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.”
The coin collector elaborated on how in demand these coins are. “Considered by many as one of the holy grails of UK change collecting, the undated 20p is always at the top of any coin collector’s wish list,” he said.
“The Royal Mint has confirmed this is the first time in over 300 years that a coin had entered circulation without a date making it extremely sought after by coin collectors.”
Referencing this error coin, the Royal Mint said on its website: “In November 2008 a number of 20p coins were incorrectly minted, resulting in the coins being undated.
“These coins remain legal tender and still have a face value of 20p.” At the time of reporting some accounts had listed these coins on eBay for £156 and £80.