eBay: Rare £2 coin selling for £500 – do YOU own one of these coins in your wallet?
EBAY: A rare £2 coin is selling for the high value of £500 – do you have one of these rare coins yourself? The coin has a Magna Carta design inscribed on it and was first issued in 2015.
Ebay is a fantastic resource for anyone on the look out for rare, valuable coins – as well as those who have a coin they want to sell.
In fact, particular coin designs can sell for hundreds and even thousands on the auction site, provided you know what to look out for.
A £2 coin is currently listed for the high sum of £500: a Magna Carta coin issued in 2015.
The coin commemorates the signing of the Magna Carta (meaning “The Great Charter”), an important event in British history.
It is listed by seller aliyah_goku, who is based in Harrow and has a 100 per cent positive feedback rating.
The rare £2 coin is listed for the sum of £500 on the eBay website
The listing is titled: “Rare £2 Coin Magna Carta 2015 Minting Error. Excellent Condition”
The description explains that the coin has a rare minting error which makes it more rare.
It reads: “A rare £2 coin based on the 1215 Magna Carta, It is in excellent condition and is still extremely shiny.
“The coin also has a minting error, from the Queen's facing side of the coin the writing should be the right way up, however it is upside down. Open to offers!”
What is so special about this coin design? The Royal Mint website gives a clue.
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“Drawn up over 800 years ago, the Magna Carta was a catalyst for a journey towards freedom for the ordinary man, in the United Kingdom and across the world.
“We marked this historic moment with a coin struck in celebration of the Magna Carta – the charter of freedoms.
The reverse design was created by John Bergdahl and the edge inscription reads “Foundation of Liberty”.
Another particular coin was selling for £1,000 on the eBay site: a Battle of Britain coin issued in 2015.
The coin was created to commemorate the 1940 Battle of Britain, when the country was at risk of being invaded.
The design on the coin features a dramatic scene of three soldiers running towards barbed wire.
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Fighter planes soar overhead through the sky, and the words ’The Battle of Britain’ are clear in the middle of the coin, with the date 1940 below.
The listing, created by greeneyes_2013, currently has 18 watchers on the buying and selling forum, and the seller has 100 per cent positive feedback.
The Royal Mint website provides more information about this and what makes it special among collectors.
It says: “In the summer of 1940 Britain faced the threat of invasion. It would fall to brave young pilots, and their crews, to protect the country’s defences – the Battle of Britain had begun.
“75 years later, we honoured the few with a commemorative 50p, the only official United Kingdom coin to be struck for the anniversary.”