20p worth £50- £80

23 Feb 2009

the mint have made a mistake OMG the first in 25 years
the new style coins with a bit of the picture of the shield on it
well last year the first few were minted using the face of the queen from the old design if the coin ... therefore the date is missing the design has now been rectified and the new coins have dates on them
hunt in your purses and pockets people cos the undated coins are worth a fortune
as much as £80
yes thats right £80
i have found one and now a pair of thigh boots only cost me 20p rolleyes

23 Feb 2009

Theres a few piggy banks gonna get smashed tonight now! lol

23 Feb 2009

Thats weird! My 15yr old son, always one to have an eye for the main chance if somewhat misguided. Had calculated today that with the current price of copper on the open market then melting down a two pence piece would put some 30 odd percent on its value thus drastically increasing his savings. I had to hurriedly explain that they werent made of copper in order to prevent him taking all his money down to the bank to change up into coppers, I think he already had the blow torch prepared.

23 Feb 2009

84% copper 16% nickel
Dont they put you in the tower for melting down coins?
Now the pre 94 copper coins are all copper. Anybody know a bent scrappy?

23 Feb 2009

nope they put you in the tower for getting caught

23 Feb 2009

27 20p pieces and not one of the buggers as you say mad

Mind you a little bit of excitement though as in my 20p pot was hidden a pound coin! surprised

23 Feb 2009

almost half a beer token !

23 Feb 2009

Quote by Silk and Big G
nope they put you in the tower for getting caught

I guess I shouldn't admit to my use of her majesty's pennies then! :giggle:

23 Feb 2009

aparently a million mistake 20p coins were released however over 2 billion in circulation of the 20p coins to sort through lol so by my reconing its a 1 in 2000 chance of getting one i am going to really enjoy my 20p thigh boots :twisted:

23 Feb 2009

Aaaarg just used a pile of 20p's today and I'm sure there were a few new ones amongst them (bugger!)

23 Feb 2009

be aware tho its not all the new style coins tho only the ones with the old style face without a date on

23 Feb 2009

If you find one, who would you sell it to?

23 Feb 2009

Quote by welikesinglemen
If you find one, who would you sell it to?

I will give ya 50p :twisted:

24 Feb 2009

just found one biggrin

has the date on it tho bugger :shock:

24 Feb 2009

ive just found another four so in total i now have five of these. and yes they are worth
wait for it
£1

24 Feb 2009

Quote by middxbifemcpl
ive just found another four so in total i now have five of these. and yes they are worth
wait for it
£1

Your impressed I can tell biggrin

26 Feb 2009

I still aint found one has anybody else?

26 Feb 2009

2 sold so far today went for £37 so seam to be comeing down in price

26 Feb 2009

time to raid the piggy bank!! bolt

26 Feb 2009

cummon guys anyone apart from me found one yet lol

26 Feb 2009

Sara Ive just realised the one I found and spent was given to me when I was in Bangor. I wonder if the batch was mostly issued there.

26 Feb 2009

just emptied the small change bottle and there must be about 150 20p pieces in there but only 5 new style coins and all dated mad

oh well will keep looking now everytime i get change lol

26 Feb 2009

Quote by benrums0n
Sara Ive just realised the one I found and spent was given to me when I was in Bangor. I wonder if the batch was mostly issued there.

well according to ebay they have been found all over the country but perhaps your right and a batch was issued in north wales or perhaps we only just comming across them because you english (i am english living in wales lol) didnt know what you was giving away lol

28 Feb 2009

just a quick update ... 20p sold for £67 final price so boots cost £45 i have enough left for a few drinkies if i get to wigan munch lol

28 Feb 2009

I have spent 2 hrs looking through £36 in twenty pences from the holiday funds and grrrr nothing :violin:
Mels xx

4 Mar 2009

that horrible vending machine that normally robs me of my money was kind to me yesterday!!!
i founded one of the new front / old back 20p.
lastest one on ebay went for so so i strike now while everyone wants them, or do i hang on to it, and way till the rest have been long since lost in the system?
dilemas..

4 Mar 2009

Never mind that... what's happened to the pound sign?!
What is that??? ï¿½
*twitches* :giggle:

4 Mar 2009

I've been wondering that DG.......very strange!

4 Mar 2009

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Looks ok now. Is it something to do with the new server?

5 Mar 2009

Quote by Jiggle
that horrible vending machine that normally robs me of my money was kind to me yesterday!!!
i founded one of the new front / old back 20p.
lastest one on ebay went for so so i strike now while everyone wants them, or do i hang on to it, and way till the rest have been long since lost in the system?
dilemas..

btw do you mean the old obverse (queens face side) and new reverse (new shield design side) if so then you indeed have found one ... the price does seam to be stabalizing to around the mid Â£40 range but as they become rare because they are comming out of circulation they could well go up in price again ... up to you tho as to if you sell now or keep for a few years but keep it in as good a condition as you can... oh and dont spend it lol