“停止花费”您的20PS并检查一个错误，使其价值60英镑

这些硬币中的大约四分之一在2008年印刷了一个受过疑问的错误。专家敦促英国人在不进行检查的情况下“停止”某个硬币，因为它们的价值远不止其面值。

An expert has urged Brits to "stop spending" a certain coin without checking it, as it could be worth far more than its face value.

一位专家敦促英国人在不检查的情况下“停止”某种硬币，因为它的价值远远超过其面值。

The coin in question was minted in 2008. However, thousands were made with an error that is highly sought after by collectors.

有问题的硬币是在2008年铸造的。但是，成千上万的错误是由收藏家高度追捧的错误。

This error means that the affected coins display no date on them. An expert, known online as the Coin Collecting Wizard, explained: "Stop spending your 20p coins without checking them first because one from 2008 with no date is worth £60."

此错误意味着受影响的硬币在它们上没有显示日期。一位在线被称为“收集巫师的硬币”的专家解释说：“停止花20便士硬币而不先检查它们，因为从2008年起，没有约会的人价值60英镑。”

You would usually find the date of a 2008 20p coin on the reverse, or tails, side of the coin. He continued: "Normally, the date on a 20p is on the reverse right under the crown.

通常，您通常会在硬币的背面或尾巴上找到2008年20p硬币的日期。他继续说：“通常，20便士的日期在王冠下面的背面。

"But in 2008, something strange happened. A small number of 20ps were minted with a new obverse - the shield side paired with the old reverse Tudor rose but neither side has a date.

“但是在2008年，发生了一些奇怪的事情。少数20ps被一个新的正面铸造了 - 盾牌侧与旧的反向都铎式玫瑰搭配，但双方都没有约会。

"This is what we call a mule error. When mismatched dies are used and this one slipped into circulation without anyone noticing."

“这就是我们所说的m子错误。当使用不匹配的模具时，这一模具就会散发出循环，没有任何人注意到。”

While these coins are "rare" they're not "impossible to find", the expert added. "Normally, 20p coin has the date on the back, but if you check and there's no date on either side, you might be holding the rare one.

专家补充说，尽管这些硬币是“罕见”的，但它们并非“不可能找到”。 “通常，20p硬币的日期在后面，但是如果您检查并且任何一侧都没有约会，则可能会持有罕见的日期。

"These undated 20ps are rare but not impossible to find in average condition. They go for £60 plus. People are still finding them in their change even 15 years later."

“这些未注明日期的20ps很少见，但在平均状况下并不是不可能的。他们以60英镑的价格出售。甚至15年后，人们仍在寻找他们的变化。”

On its website, the Royal Mint says: "In November 2008, a number of 20p coins were incorrectly minted, resulting in the coins being undated. This problem affected less than 250,000 coins of the 136 million 20p pieces minted in 2008-09 and was due to the previous obverse (the ‘heads’ side) being used with the new reverse (the ‘tails’ side) design, meaning the year of issue did not feature at all.

On its website, the Royal Mint says: "In November 2008, a number of 20p coins were incorrectly minted, resulting in the coins being undated. This problem affected less than 250,000 coins of the 136 million 20p pieces minted in 2008-09 and was due to the previous obverse (the 'heads' side) being used with the new reverse (the 'tails' side) design, meaning the year of issue did not feature at all.

"These coins remain legal tender and still have a face value of 20p."

“这些硬币仍然是法定货币，仍然具有20便士的面值。”

At the time of reporting, a number of the 2008 error 20p coins were listed on eBay with prices starting at £73.

在报告时，在eBay上列出了2008年错误20p硬币的许多，价格为73英镑。