A SPECIFIC date on your £2 coin could mean it's worth 17 times its normal value

A batch of coins minted in 2007 have the date 1807 etched into them - and two have now sold on eBay for £28 and £25.74.

A batch of £2 coins minted in 2007 have the date 1807 etched into them - and two have now sold on eBay for £28 and £25.74.

The coins were produced to celebrate the bicentenary of the Slave Trade Act of 1807 - which made it illegal to trade slaves inside the British Empire.

These two examples are from the Piedfort silver edition - making them particularly desirable.

The £28 sale was finalised on August 31, following 11 bids on eBay, while the £35.74 sale was finalised on September 7, following 17 bids.

According to the Britannia Coin Company website: "In a standard weight of 24.00 grams, this £2 is struck in .925 sterling silver with a band of fine gold plating around the edge reminiscent of the Two Pounds in your change."

The website states that there were 3,990 of the Piedfort silver 1807 coins issued in total.

Regular versions of the 1807 coin are more common - with 8,445,000 minted in total - and usually only worth their £2 face value.

The coin features the words "An Act For The Abolition Of The Slave Trade" around the date.

The zero forms part of a chain design, which is broken to signify the end of slavery.

The "heads" side has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

It also features the inscription "Am I Not A Man, And A Brother" - a phrase associated with the abolition.

The sale comes after another kind of £2 coin attracted attention on eBay - selling once for £23 and once for £26.

The coin, minted in 2018, features lines from the First World War poet Wilfred Owen.