![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-a-rare-coin-expert-exact-detail-to-look-for-on-2-coin-to-see-if-its-really-worth-over-200/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23058931-1689340761596.jpg&description=A COIN expert has revealed how to find £2 rare gem - and it can be worth hundreds. The rare coin pro urged Brits to check their spare change for a little-known detail. 3 The rare detail in a £2 coin can be worth more than £200 Credit: tiktok 3 The peculiar fault hilariously leaves the coin looking like a runny fried egg Credit: tiktok In a video on TikTok, they explained how to find the "extremely rare" minting mistake. They said: "It's called an egg error, where the silver has leaked into the gold or vice versa." Regular coins have two metal rings - one on the outside made of nickel-brass ring and the one inside is made of nickel plated brass. But this error coin has been mis-struck, meaning the centre ring is not perfectly lined in the centre. WILD CARD The peculiar fault hilariously leaves the coin looking like a runny fried egg. The Royal Mint manufactures between three million and four million coins a day, so often things will go wrong. The video then proceeded to show a few examples of the coins. It showed a Charles Dickens commemorative one that could fetch up to £350 in Ebay. And even "a brilliant uncirculated" HG Wells coin were the silver part appears to be much smaller. Experts said it could be worth up to £1,000 as it launched to mark 75 years since the death of the science fiction novelist HG Wells. The content creator added: "They can also be found on other bi metallic coins like the new 12 sided £1 coin. "And they can fetch up over £100 online so we urge to keep an eye out for these rare errors." It comes as bidders were willing to stake up to £105 on the coin because of the strange quirk. Six budding collectors battled it out to claim the copy for their own. The collectors placed a total of eight bids between them and the rare coin eventually sold for over 50 times its face value of £2. How to sell rare and valuable coins There are two main ways you can sell rare coins - through eBay or at auction. If you want to sell the coin you've found in your sp){kind=link}
A COIN expert has revealed how to find £2 rare gem – and it can be worth hundreds.
The rare coin pro urged Brits to check their spare change for a little-known detail.
In a video on TikTok, they explained how to find the “extremely rare” minting mistake.
They said: “It’s called an egg error, where the silver has leaked into the gold or vice versa.”
Regular coins have two metal rings – one on the outside made of nickel-brass ring and the one inside is made of nickel plated brass.