A man who was buying lunch was given a coin that didn’t seem important as part of his change. This coin is now worth almost $1,000, which is about 2,800 times what it was worth when it was first made.
A UK auction house is going to sell this very rare 25p coin on Wednesday. A 25p coin is equal to about 35 cents.
Have there been similar coins?
I talked to Kimberly Day, head of coins at RWB Auctions, about this in a chat with Business Insider. “There have been a couple of other examples that have gone to auction or sold in the past,” she said. She also said, “It’s very, very rare.”
There is no such thing as a 25p coin in normal UK money, which is why this coin is so rare.
The sale catalog says that this specimen is one of a small group of trial coins that the Royal Mint made in 1981 “as part of an experiment.” The goal was to come up with a value that was good between 10p and 50p coins.
After some thought, the Royal Mint chose not to make the 25p coin. Instead, they made the 20p coin, which looks a lot like the 25p coin.
In the end, a simple coin has become an important part of history that interests both fans and history buffs. Keep an eye on this interesting item as it goes up for sale!
This coin might not have been seen by most people, which is not a surprise.
A Closer Look at an Ordinary UK 20p Piece
Day from BI says the man selling the coin, who is only known as a man from Shropshire in central England, is lucky to have a good eye for detail. “Perhaps a lot of people have had these in their wallets or change, and they’ve just given them to someone else,” she said.
An Unexpected Discovery
Day said that the seller remembered getting the coin as lunch money about five years ago and noticing right away how strange it looked. He was smart to put it away because he knew it was something special. Years later, when a similar coin made the news, he decided to have it checked out.
Unusual and Rare
There aren’t many internet references to this coin because it is so uncommon. The fact remains that coin enthusiasts are very interested in it. A lot of fans have even gone to the sale house to look at it in person.
Strangely enough, a coin that seems normal can be a secret gem that collectors from all over the world want to buy.
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