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Rare Royal Mint £1 coin sells for almost 100 times face value because it's wonky
The mis-strike made the 2025 coin highly sought-after, and collectors paid nearly 100 times its shop value.
- On September 6, a rare 2025 Great Britain King Charles III £1 coin featuring a British bee design sold for £99.99, nearly 100 times its shop value due to a subtle design error.
- Described as "highly sought-after," the coin features a mis-strike that left the piece visibly "wonky" on both sides, which attracts significant collector attention due to its rarity.
- The £1 coin was introduced to replace the £1 note, and the original round design was later replaced with an all new, 12-sided coin that remains in circulation across Great Britain today.
- This transaction sparked interest, prompting individuals to check their spare change for similar errors, as condition and design flaws often determine the final value of collectible items.
- The Royal Mint tracks other valuable pieces like the 2011 Olympic Tennis coin, which had a mintage of 1,454,000, providing collectors with rarity benchmarks beyond this single error coin.
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Rare Royal Mint £1 coin sells for almost 100 times face value because it's wonky
The 2025 coin, featuring King Charles III on one side and a British bee design on the reverse, was sold on eBay for £99.99
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