A £2 coin was auctioned on eBay for almost £65,000 - but we were able to buy a near identical coin for just £3.49. The limited edition coin was the most expensive item in the collectables and art category of the online marketplace.
The £2 coin was minted in 2007 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which made it illegal to trade slaves inside the British Empire.
It features the year 1807 on one side, with the zero forming parts of a broken chain, and the image of the Queen on the other side, with the edge inscription “am I not a man, and a brother” - a quote which became synonymous with the abolitionist movement and is attributed to Staffordshire master potter Josiah Wedgwood.
