How to identify an error coin

This unique event has already caused a great deal of excitement among coin collectors. The Royal Mint strikes all of Britain’s circulating coinage and is at the forefront of minting technology the world over. Its stringent quality control procedures mean that an error such as this is exceptionally rare indeed.

The error involves a mismatch of designs for the 20p.

In this instance the NEW reverse side (tails) and the OLD Queen's portrait side have been put onto the same coin. The old heads side has NO DATE and this has been matched to the new reverse which also has NO DATE which means the coin has no date on it at all.