Rare 2p coin 'rising in value' is worth £1,000 – but only with specific date

You could beryllium sitting connected a luck if you ain a circumstantial 2p coin successful your collection. TikTok idiosyncratic @CoinCollectingWizard precocious revealed the penny successful a station online

Are you sitting connected a fortune? Well you could beryllium if you ain this rare coin.

In caller months, circumstantial coins person been the speech of the municipality aft two aged pennies caused a disturbance online. Just previously, collectors were told 1 of the coins sold for £127,000 astatine auction truthful it's worthy keeping an oculus connected your stash.

Now implicit connected TikTok, idiosyncratic @CoinCollectingWizard, who boasts 198,000 followers, shared a video of himself cleaning a coin worthy £1,000. He said: "Did you cognize astir the New Pence 2p coin worthy £1,000? Don't interest though this 1 is 1971 and not the uncommon date.

"Want to cognize what uncommon New Pence coins to look retired for, support watching. After the plan changed from New Pence to Two Pence successful 1982, a mistake was made during accumulation of a tiny fig of 1983 coins."

He aboriginal explained however these coins were really struck with the aged inscription New Pence, truthful what you truly request to look for is the 1983 2p coins. The idiosyncratic added: "If it says New Pence connected the reverse alternatively of the words Two Pence past you person recovered it.

"If you are lucking capable to find a 1983 New Pence 2p successful your change, past it is worthy astir £1,000. You are much apt to find the coin successful the 1983 Royal Mint acceptable though arsenic this is wherever the mistake happened."

These coins person been recovered by collectors and astatine 1 constituent were worthy astir £400. But successful this time of property it could person a higher value, according to the user. The mistake portion is highly desirable aft a tiny fig of coins featured a mistake with the wording.

The glitch made the designs highly invaluable and the close pre-1983 New Pence coins are worthy small compared to the ones featuring the error. Since it was shared connected TikTok, it garnered hundreds of likes and comments.

One said: "I person it," portion different TikTok idiosyncratic pointed out: "Worst happening to bash connected a coin." And idiosyncratic other agreed: "Never cleanable coins."