Overview
- Britons are being urged to check their change for four specific error coins that could collectively fetch more than £1,000 if the rare variants are found.
- The coins highlighted are the 2015 £2 with a rotation error, the undated 2008 20p, a Benjamin Bunny 50p with a rotation error, and the 2014 Lord Kitchener £2 missing the words “two pounds.”
- The Kitchener error is presented as the most valuable at over £1,000 in top condition, while the undated 20p often sells for around £50 and rotation errors have achieved prices in the tens of pounds.
- The Coin Collecting Wizard warns that viral screenshots showing prices such as £12 million are doctored to mislead buyers, stating no UK coin is selling for that sum.
- Suggested checks include rotation alignment, weight and magnetism tests, magnified inspection, a “ping” test, side-by-side comparison, and weighing mintage, condition and significance when judging value.