A rare 20p coin has sold for more than 1,000 times its value after an intense bidding war on eBay. The coin was minted back in 1983 onto a copper coloured blank by mistake, resulting in a very ...

The coin was minted back in 1983 onto a copper coloured blank by mistake, ... Now one 20p has fetched for more than 1,000 times its face value after a week-long bidding war on eBay.

One 20p coin, minted back in 1983, was made on a copper-coloured blank my mistake, ... One such coin sold on eBay this week for £232, more than 1,000 times its face value, ...

The 20p was minted back in 1983 onto a bronze plate Credit: EBay. A lucky seller found the coin and was intrigued by its colouring so sent it off to The Royal Mint to have it authenticated in 2016 ...

The coin was minted back in 1983 onto a copper coloured blank by mistake, resulting in a very rare bronze 20 pence. ... It eventually sold for £232, over 1,000 times its face value.

Rare coins could be worth hundreds of times more than their face value, ... One 20p coin, minted back in 1983, was made on a copper-coloured blank by mistake, creating a rare bronze 20p.

The coin was minted back in 1983 onto a copper coloured blank by mistake, ... Now one 20p has fetched for more than 1,000 times its face value after a week-long bidding war on eBay.