News of an error in UK’s Royal Mint 20 pence coin (20p) blasted through the media this week, creating an intensified fervor in collectors trying to find and buy the coins.
Prices for the coin, which have a face value of about 33 cents US, have shot up with auction bidding reaching as high as several hundred dollars. (See current eBay auctions.) According to reports, the Mint issued...
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This is a really cool issue, but I don’t think the fervor was collectors trying to ‘find’ the coins — they’re everywhere, all over online sales sites and dealers! The fervor is people trying to decide what to pay, and of course auctions have been reaching $300-$400 (US).
Hope they stay that valuable. Have you got yours yet?