It's time to take a good look at some of your spare change that could be worth a lot more than face value.
An 'undated' 20p has recently sold on eBay for £56 - and the good news is that there are thousands of them.
Back in 2008, Royal Mint altered the design of the 20p, moving the date from the back of the coin to the front, next to the Queen's head.
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But by mistake, some were minted without a date on.
To check if you’ve got a “mule” 20p, coin experts at Coin Hunter have issued the following step by step check, reports the Mirror.
On the Coin Hunter website, it reads: “To check 20p coins quickly, do not look for a date as the date can be top left or bottom right
“Find just the new designs shown in the top left image and flip the coin over to just check if ELIZABETH is written across the top. This will be an updated 20p.”
This particular “mule” 20p sold for £56 on August 11 after receiving 16 bids on eBay following a ten-day auction.
The seller listed it as “EF” which means “extremely fine” and is a term used by coin collectors to describe the condition of a piece.
Experts at Coin Hunter estimate that undated 20ps typically sell for between £50 and £60, while we recently saw on fetch £57 on eBay.
If you're planning on buying a coin, be aware of fakes being sold on eBay so you don’t get scammed out of money.
You can get coins verified by the Royal Mint to check they're the real deal.
A Royal Mint spokesperson said: “The Royal Mint can confirm a small number of new design 20p coins were incorrectly struck using the obverse from the previous design, as a result, these coins bear no date.
“The issue was quickly resolved. The Royal Mint would like to assure the public that these are legal tender.”
