Is your 20p coin worth £50?

The_blue · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:23

Register Background Identify Error Coins Media About The undated 20p
Did you know that some of the shiny new 20p coins are a rare error and The London Mint Office will pay you £50 for one?

How it happened: Last year there was an incredibly unusual lapse in the strict quality control at the Royal Mint. They are striking Britain’s new design circulating coinage and a batch of 20p coins were issued with mis-matched sides. The result is a batch of 20p coins without a date.

Identifying one of these rare 20p coins: Not all the new 20p coins are error coins – in fact, very few of them are. To be an Undated 20p it must have the new design on the front, and on the Queen’s head side the date must be missing

http://undated20p.com/
None here

Zip · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:25

I bet you could get more then 50 by selling them to a collector

Firestar_3x · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:26

If i find one i'm keeping it, the mint clearly want them all back.

SlyReaper · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:27

Nope, not got one.

malef!c · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:28

Kids are looking throught their pocket money now!

PMKeates · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:29

"The London Mint" is just some random company and has nothing to do with the minting of coins in this country.

If it's not a scam, they are probably hoping they can get all of them and drip feed the collector's market at stupid prices?

Ironic Namesake · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:29

I had quite a few of the new 20ps but spent them at the shop earlier

Will have a look through my box of change.

PMKeates · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:31

I have a big jar of coins at home, and I'm guessing they'll be a 100 or so 20p pieces in it

chrism · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:32

the forger's will be make 20 p's now if they gonna get 50 quid for em lol

Vegetarian · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:37

I had one - spent it on the bus!

Sash · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:44

I had a few 20ps like this, I put them in the vending machine. Mars bar now > £50 in future lol

Of course, I didnt know they were messed up because I dont spend my time looking at coins for extended periods of time lol

sidthesexist · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:45

Was on BBC breakfast this morning, they also mentioned there was a (1983?) 2p that had the words "new pence" rather than "pence" and one of these was supposed to have sold for £600 or so?

Ironic Namesake · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:46

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-Rare-Undate...s=65:13|66:2|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

Sold for £165 :eek:

chrism · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:48

OoOverclockaoO said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-Rare-Undate...s=65:13|66:2|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

Sold for £165

madness

Tom0 · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:48

sidthesexist said:
Was on BBC breakfast this morning, they also mentioned there was a (1983?) 2p that had the words "new pence" rather than "pence" and one of these was supposed to have sold for £600 or so?

Whaaat? All 2ps have "New Pence" on them

You mean it had just "Pence" rather than "New Pence"?

Edit: Confused now, Googling images of 2ps says otherwise they have "Two Pence" on them for the majority but all my 2ps (all 2 of them) in my dish have "new pence" on them, am I rich!?

sidthesexist · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:50

Tom0 said:
Whaaat? All 2ps have "New Pence" on them

You mean it had just "Pence" rather than "New Pence"?

Might have been (was half asleep when hearing that)

Ironic Namesake · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:52

So who's going to pop into the bank and withdraw all their savings in 20p coins and hope for the best?

sidthesexist · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:53

The 1983 2p Coin with 'New Pence' on the reverse is the only rare coin, all of the others are very common and were struck in very high numbers.

From 1984 to 2003 all of the coins without exception have the 'Two Pence' reverse like they should.

http://www.predecimal.com/newpence.php

Tom0 · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:54

Bah its two 1980s.

Got all excited then

Sash · 29 Jun 2009 at 08:56

OoOverclockaoO said:
So who's going to pop into the bank and withdraw all their savings in 20p coins and hope for the best?

I would only get 4x20p! I am liking my chances.