The mint accidently minted a load of 20p coins with no year on them.

The mint will pay you ?50 each for them, private collectors will pay more because they're all still living at their parents' at the age of 40 and don't really have any other expenses.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 8th 2009 at 14:40:56

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GET IN THERE (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 14:32:36
- I got mine last week, also my girlfriend's mum found 2 in her spare change jar! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jul 8, 15:49:14
- Is it unusual apart from the date? (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 8, 14:55:18
  - Yes (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 8, 14:58:11
  - swun of these (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 14:57:27
    - damn it, I'm pretty sure I had one of those FFS (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 8, 15:28:45
      - ah no, maybe not (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 8, 15:30:53
- Bummage... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 8, 14:53:57
  - ... (General Chat) - DNB41, Jul 8, 15:05:49
- You gonna keep it? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 8, 14:46:03
  - dunno yet (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 14:50:44
- Everyone's going on about these undated 20p's can someone explain it all to me? (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Jul 8, 14:38:09
  - Hey, guess what! (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Jul 8, 14:53:02
    - umm what? (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Jul 8, 14:59:57
      - I int neva heard ofum (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Jul 8, 15:03:09
  - 100,000 misminted 20p coins, worth about 70 quid each to collectors (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 8, 14:45:00
    - They're going for ?180+ on ebays (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Jul 8, 14:48:06
      - yeah just noticed that, when i first heard this story in jan/feb time they were only ?70 (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 8, 14:50:21
    - sre they legal tender though? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 8, 14:47:56
  - The mint accidently minted a load of 20p coins with no year on them. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 8, 14:40:56
    - Blimey, I might get set too with a file and some emery paper this evening. (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Jul 8, 14:55:08
    - Thanks AB 2nd sensible answer, fookin hell did someones head fall off (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Jul 8, 14:43:09
      - Second time they've done it, 'pparently, issued undated coins. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 8, 14:49:30
    - imagine that (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 8, 14:42:16
  - 2008 coin mistake. The 20p coins which had the shield for tales (General Chat) - pants, Jul 8, 14:40:36
    - Thanks pantsy, I'm a little shocked that I got a sensible answer from someone (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Jul 8, 14:42:09
    - tales (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 8, 14:41:18
      - totlaly (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 8, 14:41:41
        
        were YOU totally? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 8, 14:43:05
        
        No (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 8, 14:46:09
        
        Pants is JCC? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 8, 14:51:30
        
        he is also stringersrevenge (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Jul 8, 15:00:37
        
        he is omnipantscent (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 8, 15:03:13
  - they are 20p coins that are undated (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 8, 14:39:57
    - I still don't get it. What do you win if you find one? (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Jul 8, 14:40:54
      - People in jackets with elbow patches will pay you ??? for them. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 8, 14:46:32
        
        So in other words... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 8, 14:55:07
      - twetty pee (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 14:41:43
- 7k if true..... (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 8, 14:37:17
- Well done. That must be worth almost (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 14:35:48
  - 200 quid at the moment on ebay. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 8, 14:37:44
    - Nice one. Seems a lot though, as they seem relatively common. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 14:39:03
      - like kerry katona then. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 8, 14:43:45

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