Is it unusual apart from the date?

I had a 20p in my wallet the other day with a strange looking image on the back and I just thought it was a new coin. Didn't look closely though as hadn't heard about it.

Posted By: Charles21 on July 8th 2009 at 14:55:18

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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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