There are two coins currently in circulation which could be worth far more than their face value.
A coin collector has shared details of the seemingly ordinary 20p from 2008 and 50p from 2023 which combined could be valued at up to £130.
The Coin Collecting Wizard on TikTok said these particular coins are highly sought after by collectors, either because of a defect, or because only a relatively small number of them were minted in the first place.
Back in 2008, a number of 20p coins were printed incorrectly, without a date on the head side.
The Royal Mint said this affected fewer than 250,000 coins, with the Coin Collecting Wizard explaining: ‘This happened when the Royal Mint changed the design of UK coins moving the date from the reverse tail side to the obverse head side.
‘But in a small batch the new obverse was accidentally paired with the old reverse meaning the coin ended up with no date at all.
‘It’s the first UK coin in over 300 years to be released without a date and that little slip up makes it highly collectible.’
Depending on its condition, the undated 20p could be worth up to £50 – but currently there are a number of them listed on eBay for prices ranging between £11.03 and a massive £11,000.
The Royal Mint has confirmed that the coins are still legal tender with a face value of 20p.
When it comes to the 2023 50p, there weren’t any mistakes when printing this coin.
This coin, known as the Atlantic Salmon 50 pence coin, only had about 200,000 minted which makes it extremely rare.
The coin depicts a salmon on the reverse side and King Charles III on its front.
The Coin Collecting Wizard added: ‘With such a low mintage it is officially the rarest 50p you can find in your change and it’s worth around £80 to collectors.’
Last year the Royal Mint confirmed the coin had officially become the rarest 50p in active circulation.
Before this, the 2009 Kew Gardens 50p was the rarest in circulation, with 210,000 released.
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