Ultra-rare £1 coin which shopkeeper found shoved in bag of old change sells for £1.2k thanks to incredible hidden detail

A SIMPLE £1 coin recovered by a shopkeeper has fetched a whopping £1,250 astatine auction.

Diane Bath, 62, discovered the uncommon coin connected September 16 erstwhile loading alteration into the till astatine the post office wherever she worked.

The batch of King Charles 2023 £1 coins had been delivered consecutive from the Royal Mint.

But Diane and her workfellow rapidly realised that it looked "unusual".

It turned retired the coin had an ultra-rare, never-seen-before mistake - it had accidentally been produced successful the incorrect metal.

The yellow-coloured £1 was brass, alternatively than the accustomed two-tone nickel.

After consulting expert, Diane was told it could fetch a immense £600 astatine auction - 600 times its accustomed value.

But, aft taking the coin to an auction astatine Ryedale Auctioneers successful Yorkshire connected October 18, Diane was met with yet different shock, arsenic it ended up selling for much than doubly its estimated worthy - astatine £1,250.

The ecstatic Diane said: "The archetypal bid came successful astatine £400 then it conscionable kept shooting up to £500 then £570.

"Finally, it was a woman connected the telephone who placed the winning bid for £1,250.

"Everybody clapped and it was specified an breathtaking day.

"We're thrilled to bits that it's gone to idiosyncratic who truly wants it."

It comes arsenic a container of uncommon 50p coins was sold for an tremendous £17,000 astatine auction, pursuing a bidding war.

And a £2 coin with a Captain James Cook plan sold for £57 connected eBay.

How to spot uncommon coins and banknotes

Rare coins and notes hiding down the backmost of your sofa could merchantability for hundreds of pounds.

If you are fortunate capable to find a rare £10 note you mightiness beryllium capable to merchantability it for aggregate times its look value.

You tin spot uncommon notes by keeping an oculus retired for the serial numbers.

These numbers tin beryllium recovered connected the broadside with the Monarch's face, conscionable nether the worth £10 successful the country of the note.

Also if you person a serial fig connected your enactment that is rather quirky you could currency successful thousands.

For example, 1 seller bagged £3,600 aft spotting a circumstantial serial fig relating to the year Jane Austen was calved connected 1 of their notes.

You tin cheque if your notes are worthy thing on eBay, conscionable tick "completed and sold items" and filter by the highest value.

It volition springiness you an thought of what radical are consenting to wage for immoderate notes.

But bash carnivore successful caput that yours is lone worthy what idiosyncratic other is consenting to wage for it.

This is also the case for coins, you tin find however uncommon your coin is by looking a the latest scarcity index.

The next step is to instrumentality a look astatine what has been precocious sold connected eBay.

Experts from Change Checker urge looking astatine "sold listings" to beryllium definite that the coin has sold for the specified magnitude alternatively than conscionable been listed.