An error at the Royal Mint means that a batch of 20p coins being issued without a date on.
The new 20 pence pieces are now considered to be collectors' items, with one dealer, the London Mint Office, offering £50 to anyone who finds one of these coints in their spare change.
The mistake follows the introduction of new coins bearing a fragmented image of the royal coat of arms on the reverse - or "tails" - side and a new profile of the Queen on the front. In order to accommodate the new design the date had moved to the "heads" side on 20p pieces. But one batch was produced with the new back and the old front, meaning that there was no date on one batch of coins.
They probably won't be as rare as you might think as between 50,000 and 200,000 coins were issued.
The London Mint company are offering £50 per coin but if you have a look on e bay they are selling for loads more than that and I bet if you hung on to one for a while till the furor dies down, it will be worth even more!
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