The 20p mule coin: the minting error that created a collector's item

The 20p piece is a “mule” coin dating from 2008 and was minted without a date on the coin due to an error. The mistake means the coin is considered a collector's item.

A 20p coin from 2008 has sold on eBay for an incredible £97. This is 485 times its face value.

The coin is part of a batch that was minted without a date due to an error in the minting process.

The mistake occurred when the Royal Mint changed the location of the date on 20p coins from the tail side to next to the Queen’s head on the coin.

However, a mistake meant the old format was used on the Queen’s side and the new format on the tails side.

As a result, the first batch of British coins with no date on them was released into circulation for the first time in more than 300 years.

It is believed around 250,000 20p coins minted in November 2008 entered circulation with no date on them.

The coin that was sold on eBay was listed as being in “mint condition” and had a starting bid of just 99p.

However, the bidding quickly escalated and reached almost £100,000 by the time the auction closed.

The winning bid was placed by a user with the name Vandervelden, and the total amount paid for the coin was £97,485.

This particular coin was sold by a coin collector who had owned it for several years and had kept it in a sealed plastic case to preserve its condition.

The seller, who is based in the Netherlands, said they were “very happy” with the final sale price and that they planned to use the money to buy more coins.

They added that they had originally bought the coin for around £200 from a coin fair in the UK.

The coin is now considered to be a “mule” coin, due to the error in its design, and is highly sought-after by collectors.

The 20p coin is the most common coin in the UK, with billions of the coins being minted since they were first introduced in 1982.

However, this particular coin is now one of the most valuable 20p coins in existence.