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WHILE THESE 20P COINS ARE RARE, THEY’RE NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND PEOPLE ARE STILL FINDING THEM IN THEIR CHANGE 11:43, 25 May 2025 People are being urged to “stop spending” 20p coins
without checking them for a particular error that could make them worth far more than their face value. Due to the mistake, the 20p pieces could be worth around £60 each, according to an
expert. The coin in question was minted in 2008. However, thousands were made with a mistake, making them highly sought-after by collectors. This error means that the affected coins display
no date on them. An expert known online as the Coin Collecting Wizard said: “Stop spending your 20p coins without checking them first because one from 2008 with no date is worth £60.” You
would usually find the date of a 2008 20p coin on the reverse, or tails, side of the coin. He continued: “Normally, the date on a 20p is on the reverse right under the crown. “But in 2008,
something strange happened. A small number of 20ps were minted with a new obverse - the shield side paired with the old reverse Tudor rose but neither side has a date. “This is what we call
a mule error. When mismatched dies are used and this one slipped into circulation without anyone noticing.” While these coins are rare they’re not “impossible to find”, the expert said.
“Normally, 20p coins have the date on the back, but if you check and there's no date on either side, you might be holding the rare one,” he said. “These undated 20ps are rare but not
impossible to find in average condition. They go for £60 plus. People are still finding them in their change even 15 years later.” On its website, the Royal Mint says: “In November 2008, a
number of 20p coins were incorrectly minted, resulting in the coins being undated. This problem affected less than 250,000 coins of the 136 million 20p pieces minted in 2008-09 and was due
to the previous obverse (the ‘heads’ side) being used with the new reverse (the ‘tails’ side) design, meaning the year of issue did not feature at all. “These coins remain legal tender and
still have a face value of 20p.” At the time of reporting, a number of the 2008 error 20p coins were listed on eBay with prices starting at £73, reports the Mirror. Article continues below
Meanwhile, it's also worth keeping an eye out for a particular 2p coin that could be hidden amongst your change. Some 2p coins were created in error and have specific wording on them -
and they could be worth more than £1,000. Produced in 1983 they incorrectly bear the words “new pence” instead of “two pence”. This is because all 2p coins struck between 1971 and 1981 were
labelled “new pence”. Although this was then changed to “two pence” in 1982, some were made in error. Here are more details.