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Why your £2 coin could be worth £500 and how to spot it
A rare minting error on 2014 Lord Kitchener £2 coins could increase their value to over £1,000, with about 5.7 million still in circulation, experts say.
- Check your change for the 2014 Lord Kitchener £2 coin, as experts urge the UK public to look for rare error versions worth over £500, issued by the Royal Mint.
- Minting mistakes produced coins lacking the `Two Pounds` inscription on the obverse, rotation anomalies with inverted portraits, and undated 2008 20p coins affecting fewer than 250,000 pieces.
- Coin Hunter estimates 5,720,000 of these coins remain in circulation, while specialists value some at about 30 or more and others over 35 pounds.
- Collectors may find that how a coin is sold—via eBay, auction or a coin dealer—can substantially affect its market value, with some variants that could fetch over £1,000.
- On social media, Coin Hunter urged the public to check 2014 Lord Kitchener £2 coins, noting `Error coins that will make you lots of money` and highlighting rare rotational errors.
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