Rare error £2 coin listed on eBay as 'great find' could be worth £2,000
dailyrecord.co.ukA rare error coin which experts are calling a "great find" has been listed online for £2,000. The £2 piece appears to lack the gold outer ring that this coin often features.It is a 2022 coin that was released to celebrate the recent 150-year anniversary of the FA Cup.
It features an image of the trophy and the dates 1871-1872 and 2021-2022.This particular error coin may have been accidentally minted on one type of metal, so it appears all in one colour.
This, according to experts, makes it a "very rare" collectable.Colin Bellamy, owner of change checking website Coin Hunter, told the Mirror: "I think it’s a great find – single metal £2 coin errors are very rare.
What adds to the appeal here is the subject matter and the fact it passed inspection at The Royal Mint to be sealed in a pack and sent out to a customer."Error coins are hard to come by due to the Royal Mint inspection process which Colin touches on.
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