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Rare Royal Mint 20p coin sells for 211 times face value due to missing detail
A 2008 20p coin with a minting error sold for £42.30, over 211 times its face value, due to fewer than 250,000 mule coins minted by The Royal Mint.
- On Wednesday March 11, a rare 2008 20p coin sold for £42.30 plus £2.70 postage on eBay, fetching more than 211 times its shop value.
- An incorrect pairing of the "Heads" and "Tails" designs caused the "mule" error, The Royal Mint stated, affecting less than 250,000 of the 136 million 20p pieces minted in 2008-09.
- Featuring Queen Elizabeth on the front and the Royal Shield on the reverse, the coin remains legal tender despite the listing description calling the error "really rare."
- Brits are now checking their change for similar errors following the sale, while The Royal Mint confirmed that more undated coins remain out there to be found.
- Get Your Old Coins Valued One provides guidance for those seeking to assess such items, as collectors continue valuing these misprints from the 136 million 20p coins issued that year.
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Rare Royal Mint 20p coin sells for 211 times face value due to missing detail
A 'rare' 20p coin has sold for more than 211 times its face value on eBay this month.
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