New £2 coin minted this week features an error worth £250 - what to look for
New £2 coin minted this week features an error worth £250 - what to look for
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An expert has urged people to be on the lookout for an extremely rare British coin created this week that is already selling for £250. While this coin is not currently in circulation, it could eventually end up in your change. The piece in question is a £2 coin designed to celebrate the work of author George Orwell. It features an eye on the reverse with the message “Big Brother is watching you” in reference to his novel 1984. However, on Monday, January 20, a number of these coins were minted with a noticeable error. The inscription along the edge of the coin was incorrect.
This occurred as part of a Royal Mint Experience tour in which people are invited to strike their own coin. Speaking on social media platform TikTok, an expert known as the Coin Collector UK, explained more. He said: “£250 for newly discovered error coin. Yesterday approximately 60 error £2 coins were produced at the Royal Mint with the incorrect edge inscription.
“Collectors who visited the Royal Mint Experience yesterday for their strike your owns were quick to notice an error on their new £2.”. This happened because the tour had just changed its coin design from the flora £2 to the Orwell one. As a result some of the Orwell coins were struck with the flora inscription around the edge. He continued: “Every £2 coin has different edge lettering relating to the design. And the old flora blanks were still being used from the previous day.
