An error when minting a rare silver £2 may have increased its value to as much as £350.
A defect in the ‘Mule Britannia’ coin sets it apart from the 17,000 or so that are currently in circulation – but it is very easy to miss.
The fault lies in the rim around the Queen’s head, where a normal coin features a series of indentations.
A rare silver £2 coin, left, could be worth up to £350 because it does not feature dents
But due to a fault in the minting process these ‘dents’ were not included on this coin, with collectors paying as much as £350 on eBay to obtain them.
The coin has been featured on GoCompare’s new feature, Coining It In, an offshoot of its website featuring research on some of the most valuable coins in existence.
Coining It In researcher Alex Cassidy told the Sun: ‘Many of the coins on the list were minted from 1980 onwards, and are often only identifiable by a small imperfection that might go unnoticed in day-to-day transactions.
The coin has been featured on GoCompare’s new feature, Coining It In, an offshoot of its website featuring research on some of the most valuable coins in existence.
Coining It In researcher Alex Cassidy told the Sun: ‘Many of the coins on the list were minted from 1980 onwards, and are often only identifiable by a small imperfection that might go unnoticed in day-to-day transactions.
The coin has been featured on GoCompare offshoot Coining It In, pictured, which identifies valuable coins around the world
‘But with some of the pennies on this list worth upwards of tens of thousands of pounds, you might want to check your wallet and coin jars, because some of that spare change might be worth a mint.’
A penny from 1933 featuring the face of George V is the most valuable British coin on the site and would cost £72,000.
The most expensive coin overall is a US ‘double eagle’ from 1933, originally worth $20 (£15) but now thought to be valued at $8.1million (£6.5million).
GoCompare worked with coin experts Chard to value the coins.
A penny from 1933 featuring the face of George V is the most valuable British coin on the site and would cost £72,000.
The most expensive coin overall is a US ‘double eagle’ from 1933, originally worth $20 (£15) but now thought to be valued at $8.1million (£6.5million).
GoCompare worked with coin experts Chard to value the coins.
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