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(2008) - Undated 20 Pence - Royal Mint - "Mule" ERROR
Obv. 3rd issue type (4th head) [issued between 1998 & 2008] - undated
Rev. 2nd issue type (shield) [issued from 2008] - undated
Therefore the coin has NO date, on either side !
For our price at present see right at the bottom of this page.
January 2009
The Royal Mint admit that the error went un-noticed and it is difficult to know how many there are in general circulation. After a nation wide hunt in circulation for these coins (still on going !) approximately 250 plus have been discovered. It is possible that many more may still be found in circulation.
The last time that the Royal Mint made a similar error was in 1983 with the now EXTREMELY RARE 1983 Two pence "Mule" error (NEW PENCE reverse - instead of TWO PENCE !). These coins of which less than 25 have been discovered in the last 25 years that can now fetch over £1000.00 each !!!
At present there is no way of knowing how many or how few the Royal Mint made of this 20 pence error.
It is the first time in approximately 350 years that the made a coin with NO date on it - (last time in 1662).
The first British date coin that was dated was in 1551 (Edward VI reign) on the Crown (5 Shillings) & half crown - prior to that all coins were undated but had a mintmark by which one could determine the date.
Between January and June 29 we have been advertising this coin for £50.00 - we sold TWO at that price. Ebay were selling them at between £25 & £40.
29 June 2009
Major interest in this ERROR coin what shown by the BBC, ITV & SKY News programmes of that day.
Articles also appeared in many of the Daily Newspapers; Daily Mail, Telegraph, Guardian, etc.
The 20p's that for the last 5 months have been selling for between £30 - £50 - All changed !!!!
The record price RECORDED for an ERROR 20p on 29 June, on EBay was £7,100.00 followed by one at £6,500.00 and then £5,200.00. But were any of these prices ever paid ?!
EBay prices:
(6 July) The price between £265.00 & £400.00 per coin.
(8 July) The price between £200 to £170 (Selling at approx. 1 per minute - just over 400 sales recorded)
(10 July) The price between £145 - £150
(17 July) The price is now between £100 - £122
Lot of cons have been noted but the best so far is:
Listed as "UNDATED" 20p both sides - Sure it is because this con man has filed the date off !!!!
See my picture, at the top of the page, of the proper obverse with the undated reverse - it is a totally different legend and spacing - not with a gap at 4 & 5 o'clock where the date WAS !!!!
December 2009
It seems that all the fuss about this coin is now easing off with price now under £100 but there are still people with totally inflated ideas listing on Ebay and asking several hundreds or even thousands of £'s - BUT noted with not a single bid in sight !
Why do these people waste their time ?
January 2010
We have a few examples in stock and at present we are offering them for sale at £75.00 each.
If you buy from us you are sure of not being conned.
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