9 Responses to UK 20p Undated Error Coins Commanding Huge Premiums



  1. michelle says:

    Hi,
    I was just wondering if anyone knew why these undated 20p coins are selling for so much money?
    On Monday night one sold for £5,800 & then yesterday a whopping £921,000!!! The prices are soaring every day.
    What could they be worth in the future I wonder?
    25,000 have been taken out of circulation already.
    Anyones thoughts appreciated, many thanks

  2. Sandra Griffiths says:

    This guy is giving % of proceeds to charity
    http://www.undated20p.blogspot.com/

    good for him, i hope he gets a good price

  3. Martin Fox says:

    I think these coins will be worth £6-10 in 6 months time when all of this mania dies down- a classic bubble situation. No knowledge + money + hype + stupid prices. There was, I think, a 2p error coin issued in 1986, something like 1000 were issued and I think one was auctioned for £600 last year. So 50,000-100,000 of the 20p coins make this not rare at all…

    The London Mint (NOT The Royal Mint) are buying up these coins for £50 at the moment (time limited). They obviously want to create the impression of rarity. They have purchased at least 15,000. No doubt they will drip feed these in to the market place.

    I wouldn’t touck these coins with a barge pole, but keep looking for them in my change!

    I would rather put my money in gold sovereigns.

  4. roger wing says:

    With over 200,000 of these 20p coins issued the value is not likely to exceed anymore than £5 - £7. A woman just called into my shop and offerred me one of these ‘fools gold’ coins for £1000 ! People who find one of these coins in their loose change think they have won the equivelent of the lottery, ther is not 200,000 + people around who would pay that sort of money for such a low value coin that was subject to a misprint.

  5. Lawrence Chard says:

    We have posted 3 pages on our website about these “rare” 20 pence error coins, containing information, opinion, and advice.
    These pages should answer most questions about these coins, and correct most of the errors and misunderstandings about them.
    We have even forecast future prices for them!

  6. Derek warrington says:

    To the editor, i read an article in last weeks Sundaymail money news about undated 20 pence pieces,it allso mentioned 2pence pieces with new pence on the back instead of two pence,have they got a sale value.
    I would like to hear your opinion.

  7. Kris says:

    I was in the UK a week ago and after hearing all the commotion of the 20p error, I checked my change and sure enough I am in possession of one. I would like to sell it, but I don’t know how much I could get ofr it. Any suggestins?

  8. sherly says:

    rare coins are a bunch of gold lyng on the streets. l have a few 2p rare coins but l dont know where to trade them. Any suggestions people???

  9. tango says:

    right to clarify about the 2 new pence coin the only valueble one is the 1983 one cause it was made as a collection and yes these 20 p undated coins no one knows wot they will b worth but lets face it if u can drop on 1 for around 100 quid cause there are a couple on ebay for that price there worth takin the gamble cause u will always get ur money back at least from a collector ,,so if u get any profitt then its a bonus isnt it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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