BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | South East Wales | 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.
Tens of thousands of the coins have been produced in error by the Royal Mint at Llantrisant, near Cardiff.
They are said to be the first undated British coins to enter circulation for more than 300 years.
The Royal Mint said the issue had been resolved but wanted to reassure the public that the faulty 20p coins were still legal tender.
But with experts saying the coins could be worth up to £50 each, anyone finding an undated 20p may be reluctant to put it towards a loaf of bread.
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.
the undated coins are worth £50 from the mint, but sell for even more to private collectors.
check out this one that sold for nearly 6K on ebay 20 pence coin 20p UNDATED MINT ERROR collectable on eBay (end time 29-Jun-09 20:32:46 BST) :nuts::amazed:
A batch of 20p coins accidentally issued with no date on them could be worth £50 each, say coin collectors.
Tens of thousands of the coins have been produced in error by the Royal Mint at Llantrisant, near Cardiff.
They are said to be the first undated British coins to enter circulation for more than 300 years.
The Royal Mint said the issue had been resolved but wanted to reassure the public that the faulty 20p coins were still legal tender.
But with experts saying the coins could be worth up to £50 each, anyone finding an undated 20p may be reluctant to put it towards a loaf of bread.
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.
the undated coins are worth £50 from the mint, but sell for even more to private collectors.
check out this one that sold for nearly 6K on ebay 20 pence coin 20p UNDATED MINT ERROR collectable on eBay (end time 29-Jun-09 20:32:46 BST) :nuts::amazed:
