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rggoodie Moderator United States 23559 Posts	Posted 06/30/2009 07:12 am Britain's Royal Mint admits issuing 20-pence coins with no dates in rare mistake Quote: Undated handout photo issued Monday June 29, 2009 by public relations company Watershed of dateless twenty pence coins recently produced by Britain's Royal Mint in error. The Royal Mint admits it's made a rare error, producing coins without a date on them for the first time in centuries. The mint said Monday that at least 100,000 of the year-less 20-pence coins, normally worth 33 U.S. cents at face value, slipped into circulation at the end of last year..(AP Photo/ Watershed/PA) SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer 9:34 AM PDT, June 29, 2009 LONDON (AP) please use the real url. Next time you're in Britain, check your change. The Royal Mint admits it's made a rare error, producing coins without a date on them for the first time in centuries. The mint said Monday that at least 100,000 of the year-less 20-pence coins, normally worth 33 U.S. cents at face value, slipped into circulation at the end of last year. If found, one coin would garner hundreds of times more on the collectors' market. Numismatists say the last time The Royal Mint accidentally left out the year on a coin was in 1672. The latest error happened when The Royal Mint issued a new design of the coin that moved the year from the back side to the one that bears the head of Queen Elizabeth II. But mint spokesman Jadon Raj said one batch that didn't add "2008" to the head's side got through quality control. Raj said the mint couldn't issue a recall because the coins are legal to use. "As far as were concerned their face value is 20 pence, so there isn't an issue for us," he said. The mint admitted the mistake after a private British company called the London Mint Office launched a promotion Monday offering to pay 50 pounds ($83) per coin. Market experts noted that the coins already have been quietly selling to online collectors for up to six times higher. The mint's last major error, in 1983, involved the production of 2-pence coins that accidentally said "new pence" instead of "two pence." They typically sell today for more than 200 pounds each. rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff

malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 06/30/2009 2:41 pm Beware of people selling the previous series on ebay as "no date on front" (which is normal): http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-20p-20-pen...nc_W0QQitemZ 120442436706QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Coins_BritishDecimal_RL?hash=item1c0aedbc62&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177&_trkparms=240:1318%7C301:1%7C293:1%7C294:50 Here is a correct Matthew Dent style "Tempus Fugit": http://cgi.ebay.com/20-pence-coin-2...TE_W0QQitemZ 320391754888QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Coins_BritishDecimal_RL?hash=item4a98d63488&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177&_trkparms=240:1318%7C301:1%7C293:1%7C294:50 Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 06/30/2009 4:00 pm hi the coins have the year 2007 on the rear there last minted coins to have no date on the front as the new 2008 coins have the date on the front now . The coins in the auction have the date on and there not the total dateless coin that are going for £££ thank you j - funkybrassmonkey_com He must realise somethings askew when people are bidding 10 quid , his feedback will be interesting..if not devestating 9 minutes to go Current bid: GBP 51.00 (approximately US $84.40) Man O Man somebody is going to be steamed ..wow Edited by wetglaswegian 06/30/2009 6:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 06/30/2009 7:21 pm People should really read more carefully. He states they have the date on the back! Went for £72 to some numpty. And the seller stated "no returns" I wonder how this will pan out? Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 06/30/2009 7:26 pm The feedback should be fun Report this Post to the Staff
Silver Gorilla Valued Member 286 Posts	Posted 06/30/2009 7:26 pm Part of the Quote: (The mint's last major error, in 1983, involved the production of 2-pence coins that accidentally said "new pence" instead of "two pence." They typically sell today for more than 200 pounds each.) 1983 only or does this apply to the 1971,1975,1978 that says NEW PENCE instead of two pence...? Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 06/30/2009 7:38 pm 1981 was the last year that the two pence said "New Pence". Starting in 1982 they should all officially say "Two Pence" About 450 were minted dated 1983 with "New Pence" on. They were in sets as no 1983 two pences were released for circulation that year. Edited by QuickSilver 06/30/2009 7:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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