Overview

• Coin Collecting Wizard’s TikTok videos have driven widespread interest in examining everyday change for these legal-tender rarities.
• Only one proof penny was struck in 1952, it first emerged at auction in 1997 and is now estimated to fetch around £200,000.
• The Royal Mint has officially confirmed that a small number of 1983 two-pence coins were mistakenly struck with the obsolete ‘new pence’ inscription.
• Collectors value the 1983 ‘new pence’ error coins at approximately £1,000 each, noting their scarcity in circulation.
• Following these revelations, enthusiasts across the UK are combing loose coins in the hope of uncovering hidden minting anomalies.