rare 20p coins 1982

From United States. here we have a rare 1982 British royal mint 20 pence piece. A RARE 20p coin without a date on it could be worth up to £50 - and you could have one in your loose change. Five different obverses and two reverses have been used to date. The World Coin Price Guide was independently compiled by Active Interest Media’s NumisMaster. That's because every few years, the Mint produces a batch of special designs for each country - and collectors are on the hunt for the ones with the lowest mintage numbers. 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"An example is when a mistake is made by the Royal Mint, like a 20p without a date, for example, or a 1983 2p coin accidentally printed with the old wording 'New Pence'. In January 2018, the coin was verified as authentic by the Royal Mint, who confirmed it as genuine coinage. A lucky collector – who wished … It's not just sterling issued in the UK that is worth more than face value - special edition 20p coins from Gibraltar and the Channel Isles can also be valuable to collectors. These Rare 20p Coins Are Worth Up To £100 EACH! Following a very popular post I wrote on rare coins in the UK and 50p coins worth much more than 50p, this rare 20p coins specific post looks at just that, rare 20p coins! If you have one, it's worth getting it verified by the Mint before having it valued. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. The twenty pence (20p) coin was introduced in 1982 to fill the gap between the 10p and 50p coins. £5.00. All 2p coins minted before 1982 say 'new pence', ... Back in 2008 the Royal Mint accidentally printed around 250,000 20p coins with no date on them at all. 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Alan then took it to America's oldest coin authentication and grading service, who confirmed it to be a mix of foreign metal - a copper plated steel blank - and UK coinage. Another bronze 20p was given away in November 2011 by website Change Checker after it was made aware of the flaw by a collector. The striking design by Christopher Le Brun RA features the famous Chinese Pagoda at Kew entwined by a decorative leafy climber. James Weller from Kent found one in his change at home. The coin was circulated after the reverse of each denomination from 1p to £1 was redesigned back in 2008, bringing the date to the "heads" side. For example, an Olympic 50p with a swimmer was recently re-released. Mule coins are always highly coveted, but they rarely receive the kind of mainstream media attention afforded to the undated 20p.". a double-thickness special coin known as a ‘piedfort proof’ (often only in silver) As far as I can tell (but I may be mistaken) there was no gold 20 pence coin produced in 1982 (there were in some other years) so the most valuable variant is the silver piedfort (double thickness) proof which at time of writing sells on eBay for 19 pounds ($24). This 20p is significantly thinner than the standard 20p coin - it's made of bronze instead of cupro-nickel. The pound coin (£1) was introduced in 1983 to replace the Bank of England £1 banknote which was discontinued in 1984 (although the Scottish banks continued producing them for some time afterwards; the last of them, the Royal Bank of Scotland £1 note, is still in production as of 2013 [ref] ). Nowadays they normally sell for around the £50 mark which I’m sure you’ll agree is still not a bad return for a 20p coin," adds ChangeCheker. The BBC recently discovered that there were no 20p coins minted in 2017 - the year the new, twelve-sided £1 coin was launched. 1982 United Kingdom 20 Pence Proof Silver Piedfort Twenty Pence The Royal Mint. The Royal Mint decided to replace 'New Pence" with 'Two Pence' in 1982. 1982 20p at Rare British Coins. The Royal Mint confirmed a minting error caused a number of 20p coins to be struck in bronze – instead of silver. “The coin subsequently failed to be detected by our inspection procedure and was allowed to enter circulation.”. “What has happened is that a black disk of metal intended for one of the many bronze coins produce by the Royal Mint unfortunately became mixed in with 20p blanks and was struck in error by the 20p dies. Four different portraits of the Queen have been used; the latest design by Jody Clark was introduced in 2015. All 2p coins minted between February 1971 and 1982 should say "new pence" on the front, while those released after this date say "two pence". Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. But what about other rare coins you may have hidden behind the sofa? It does not have a date on the tails side and a very small date on the queen side. i have a 20p coin. Twenty Pence 20P Coins, Circulated Condition, 1982 - Present UK Decimal British. C $44.80. In fact plenty of collectors are still doing just that in the hope of finding one," explain experts at ChangeChecker. Specifications are shown at the bottom of this page. We've had a look online to see how much these error - or "mule" - coins sell for but it doesn't look like there are any currently available on sale. The undated 20p. Unlike 50p and 10p coins, the 20p design has remained almost the same since it was first minted back in 1982, making only a handful of them actually valuable to a collector. One of these coins sold in November last year for a whopping £224.81, although most of them sell online for around £70. This meant they all came out all bronze. “Our examination has confirmed that the coin is make of bronze and not, as it ought to be, of cupro-nickel," The Mint said. Get our money-saving tips and top offers direct to your inbox with the Mirror Money newsletter. Experts have valued this one to be worth between £1,000 and £1,500. £2.50 postage. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Below are hard to find and valuable coins that we think will be of interest based on the rare coin search terms that you entered which were as follows: 1982 20p. FINDING a rare coin in your change could be a way of making some quick cash - especially if it's a rare bronze 20p. As a collectible, it can be sold for £30-£50. In some cases, NGC has made adjustments or edits to the prices, descriptions and specifications. Find out in our quiz. In 2009, the Royal Mint made a BIG mistake on some 20 pence coins making them worth at least £50 each! or Best Offer. this coin has been in circulation. Dubbed one of the rarest coins to date, the bronze 20p coin was the result of a Royal Mint mix-up between 1982 and 1990. Most people don’t think of 20p coins as being rare and the design has stayed almost identical to the first coins minted. It's not just 20p coins issued by the Royal Mint that are popular either, with ones made in the Channel Islands and Gibraltar also turning a profit online. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. One of the rarest coins ever, the bronze 20p coin is dated 1987. It is 21.4mm wide, 1.7mm thick and weighs 5g. The undated 20p was the first coin issued for circulation in over 300 years without a date on either side. Don't forget to join the Sun Money's Facebook group for the latest bargains and money-saving advice. "The first minting had a swimmer with waves obscuring her face but the designer didn't want that, so they unobscured her face and made it clear of wavy lines. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, There are only a handful of error coins that make the 20ps valuable, We couldn't find any of these being sold on eBay showing just how rare they are, The coin was accidentally minted without the 2008 stamp on it, The coin celebrates the annual Rally of Isle of Man that's been running since 1979, The State of Guernsey issues its own version of a 20p that is worth more than face value online, Most businesses in the UK won't accept the Gibraltar 20p - but one may have slipped into your change, Are the coins in YOUR pocket worth a small fortune? In 2008, the reverse of each denomination from 1p to £1 was redesigned by Matthew Dent to feature a different part of the Royal Arms Shield. HAVE a rummage through the change in your pocket for a coin that's been minted with a mistake as it could be worth a small fortune. Rare 20p coins. Coin. In 2016 a similar coin sold for £1,350 on eBay. RARE - 1982 Isle of Man 20p Twenty Pence Coin "Viking Coat of Arms". The Treasury said no more were needed after thousands of older 20ps coins reentered circulation when Brits found them in change jars at home in their search for old round £1 coins. They're not rare - they were first minted in 2005 and are still available today. Find and check the prices for rare 50p coins on ebay. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The BBC recently discovered that there were no 20p coins minted in 2017 – the year the new, twelve-sided £1 coin was launched. We reveal the rarest 2p coins that are in circulation - and some could be sold on for hundreds. "Coins with mismatched sides like these are known in the collecting world as ‘mules’ – the name deriving from the hybrid offspring of a horse and a donkey. Rather than being produced with a bronze metal blank, known as a planchet, like every other 20p made in 1990, this coin was struck on a planchet from a foreign country. Approximately 10,270,000 of these types of coins were issued for circulation in 2007. Like the 50p coin, it is an equilateral curve heptagon. The 20p had previously included the date on the reverse, the newer one was to feature the date on the "heads" side using a different die. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. 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