Now an expert is urging Brits to check their wallets and coin jars for a valuable misprinted coin that could be worth more than £1,000. According to TikTok creator, the Coin Collector UK, a specific 2p coin from the year 1983 could be worth far more than face value.

An expert is urging people to check their wallets and coin jars at home for an extremely valuable misprinted coin that could be worth more than £1,000. TikTok creator, the Coin Collector UK, revealed that a specific 2p coin from the year 1983 could be worth far more than its face value.

What looks like a normal UK 20p turned out to be an experimental coin that never made it into circulation. It's valued at nearly $1000 at auction.

Most coins are worth their face value, but others are different story. Coin collectors seek rare currencies often valued at a small fortune or greater. See More: 20 Rare State Quarters

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The Bugs Bunny Franklin Half Dollar features a mashup that “produced the rather comical effect” of a buck-toothed Benjamin Franklin, with protruding teeth.

According to an expert, the coin in question was produced during the reign of King George V. But it is important to note that only those dated 1933 are worth a lot of money now so

This is a fascinating piece not just for the rarity but as a glimpse of what our currency could have been," said Youtuber Christopher Collects, who works as a coin expert for R