Further to my post here a couple of days ago, it is well worth looking in your pocket again.
Collector's piece: Coins were minted missing their date
20p COIN SELLS FOR £7,100 ON EBAY (THAT'S 35,500 TIMES ITS FACE VALUE)
Soaring demand pushed the price of a rare 20p piece up to £7,100 on eBay yesterday.
Experts had predicted that the coins, minted without a date mark, could be worth £50 each.
But collectors have been scrambling to buy the currency after it emerged that the Royal Mint made an error when producing tens of thousands of 20p pieces earlier this year.
eBay has been inundated with coins for sale as those who have found them attempt to cash in.
Many sellers are offering purchasers the chance to 'buy it now' at prices of up £6,200.
Several are hoping to get more than £3,000 for their 20p. But the top seller fetched £7,100 at 2pm yesterday - 35,500 times its face value - although it is not clear whether the coin has been paid for.
Bidding on the auction site started at 99p and it gradually crept up to £100 by Monday evening.
Yesterday one potential buyer started bidding off at £600, soon followed by a bid of £800.
Then it shot up to £5,000 and kept rising until the price reached £7,100.
A spokesman for eBay said: 'The winning bid was definitely £7,100, but I can't confirm yet whether the actual transaction has been completed yet.'
The coins were left dateless when the 20p piece was redesigned.
The Mint does not know how many undated coins were released into circulation, but estimates range between 50,000 and 200,000.
(Daily Mail)
