Others may be lucky enough to find the bronze 20p coin in their change
The coin is a Royal Mint error coin which was made in 1983. It has been dubbed "a bronze blank" due to it being made in the copper-plated steel like the 1p and 2p coins , rather than the usual cupro-nickel 20p is made of.
A Royal Mint error is recorded when a coin encounters a flaw during production. In this case, the 20p coin was minted in the wrong material and colour. According to the listing, this eBay seller came across the coin a few years ago and sent it off to the Royal Mint to have it authenticated in 2016.The Royal Mint concluded that the coin was in fact genuine after carrying out a "thorough visual analysis" on it.
The coin was first listed on July 29, and over the course of seven days, it received a total of 28 bids from five different buyers. It was first listed for 99p and the first bid was for £4. After this, each day the bids went up until on August 5 it sold for £232. The buyer also paid £6.85 for express delivery. So overall, they paid out a whopping £238.85. The seller appears to be a coin collector as they have sold coins on eBay in the past.
Coins with a minting error like this could be worth a small fortune because very few actually make it into circulation. You can make money from these rare coins by selling them at auction, either online or in person, or through a dealer.
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