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Kate Lally

20p coin sells for £70 because of error and there are thousands out there

One of the rarest 20p coins in the UK has sold for £70 on eBay and there are many more still in circulation.

The undated 20p became the first coin in over 300 years to enter circulation without a date and it’s estimated by The Royal Mint that no more than 250,000 coins made it into circulation.

This mule coin came about when the new Royal Shield 20p coins were struck for circulation in 2008, with no date on the reverse.

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