Dave Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196176/Have-20p-worth-50-pocket-Royal-Mint-error-results-undated-coins.html Have you a 20p worth £50 in your pocket? Royal Mint error results in undated coins By Sean Poulter Last updated at 9:57 AM on 29th June 2009 Take a close look at that shiny new 20p piece in your purse or pocket - it could be worth a lot more than you think. A rare error at the Royal Mint means that tens of thousands of the coins produced earlier this year don't have 2009 stamped on them. Coin experts say the lack of a date makes them worth £50 each, and potentially much more in future. The blunder occurred after a redesign of the 20p piece. The Mint does not know exactly how many undated coins were produced and released into circulation, but estimates range between 50,000 and 200,000. This is the first undated British coin to enter circulation in more than 300 years - the last occasion was 1672, when Charles II was on the throne. The error has caused a great deal of excitement among coin collectors because the Royal Mint, in Llantrisant, South Wales, is normally so careful about the manufacture and release of coins into circulation. The problem occurred after all the coins from the 1p through to the £1 were redesigned last year. The designs for the 5p and 10p had been unchanged for four decades. There is an unwritten convention that designs should be changed at least every 40 years to keep the coinage fresh. The Royal Mint's usually impeccable quality control somehow slipped up and the so-called 'mule' escaped into circulation. A 'mule' is a coin that has mismatched sides - a reference to the mule being a mismatch of a horse and donkey. The change of the 20p design meant moving the year date from the tails side to the side with the Queen's head. However, thousands of coins were minted using the old version of the Queen's head, which does not have the year date, and the new version of the tails side, which also does not have a date. This created thousands of coins without any date, a rare and valuable mistake in the world of coin collecting. No one knows how much the undated 20p is worth. However, The London Mint Office, which is a private company with no connection to the Royal Mint, is offering £50 a time to anyone who has one. In 1983, the Royal Mint made an error with the 2p piece and struck some with the wording 'new pence' rather than 'two pence'. The 1983 2p mule is currently worth a few hundred pounds, however its value was enhanced because only a very few of these reached the public. Nick Hart, coin expert at the London Mint Office, said: 'Mistakes like this not only fascinate people but also have considerable value-increase significance. 'We believe this extremely rare error will certainly get the public looking at the coins in their pockets again and noticing the excellent new designs launched by the Royal Mint on our coinage.' People who find an undated new 20p need to register their details with The London Mint Office before sending in the coin and claiming their reward. Full details of how to register are available online at www.undated20p.com. http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5188/article1196176058586c90.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Why would you send in the coin and claim the reward when, in theory, it will be worth a lot more to you in the future? A collector might pay £500 in just a few years for instance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Why would you send in the coin and claim the reward when, in theory, it will be worth a lot more to you in the future? A collector might pay £500 in just a few years for instance. Cos you want £50 quid, like, now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 One of my friends couldnt believe his luck when he thought he had one of these, turns out he just had the new 20p, he thought the design was the error Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Haha, this was my mate's Facebook status 9 hours ago: _______ has a undated 20p coin seemingly worth 155 quid on ebay. bizarre Not the lying type either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Why would you send in the coin and claim the reward when, in theory, it will be worth a lot more to you in the future? A collector might pay £500 in just a few years for instance. Cos you want £50 quid, like, now? Woohoo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I've got a 20p coin that is like the left hand side picture in the original post, but it has 2001 written on the other side. Going to have a look through my 20ps now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 One which was sold from a guy in Blyth has just gone for £5,800. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 The prices on ebay seem to vary wildly. Noticed some people selling "20p with no date on front" and not showing the back, ie so it could be the old 20ps where the date was on the back anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Think the 20 pence section of my till at work will be getting explored like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Think the 20 pence section of my till at work will be getting explored like. Probably too late already. Lad at work went to a hardware shop yesterday and the guys in the shop had just got some change from the bank and were going through it all before putting it in the till Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TêteDeMaure Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I remember saying to a colleague of mine a while back, ''Eee look, the new 20pence doesn't have a date on!'' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Think the 20 pence section of my till at work will be getting explored like. Had a rummage through my till today, and looked at every 20p that was handed to me before putting it in the till. No luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Just been through my swear box at work, and they're all proper ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I've got a 20p coin that is like the left hand side picture in the original post, but it has 2001 written on the other side. Going to have a look through my 20ps now. I just found one like that except it has 2008 on the back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I've got a 20p coin that is like the left hand side picture in the original post, but it has 2001 written on the other side. Going to have a look through my 20ps now. I just found one like that except it has 2008 on the back Same. I seen two with the same design and thought bingo, then seen the date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 My mate just sold a 2008 20p for £4.20 on ebay, this despite him saying it had the 2008 date on it. Proof that some idiots will buy anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1311&_nkw=undated+20p+coin&_sacat=See-All-Categories Some of these prices are just ridiculous! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 £250,000.00 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Really wish i never found out about this. I'm performing my job to about 20% of my ability due to me being distracted in trying to find one of these 20pences in one of the tills. It's all i think about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Really wish i never found out about this. I'm performing my job to about 20% of my ability due to me being distracted in trying to find one of these 20pences in one of the tills. It's all i think about. 20% of the original 30%? You're left with about 6%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thefishman Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Just found one!!!!! Any advice on what to do with it? Might bang it on ebay? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Just found one!!!!! Any advice on what to do with it? Might bang it on ebay? Only worth about a tenner now. Will give you £15 for it since i like you. Seriously though, reckon it's worth keeping, might be worth a fortune in a decade or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A2471&_nkw=20+pence+coin+undated&_dmpt=UK_Coins_BritishDecimal_RL&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=1&_sc=1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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