Stunned woman finds bizarre warped new £1 coin at supermarket – and it could be worth a pretty penny
Sarah O'Donoghue, 39, of Birmingham, said she found the coin amongst her change after a trip to the Co-op
A WOMAN has told of her excitement after finding another misshapen £1 coin which could be worth a lot more.
Sarah O'Donoghue, 39, of Birmingham, said she made the discovery after a trip to her local supermarket around a month ago.
Sarah, who works for Birmingham Council, told The Sun Online: “I went to the Co-Op and got loads of pound coins in change.
“I got back to the house, chucked them in my bag and didn’t think any more about it.”
But while going through her change later, the learning support assistant who works with deaf people said she happened across the unusual coin.
Previous misprints, including misprinted 20ps from 2008, have fetched more than 250 TIMES their face value.
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Sarah said: “It was my other half who noticed it first.
“The bit in the middle and the silver bit was all melted and out of shape.
“There was also a little gap between the silver and the gold bit.”
Her find comes just days after it was revealed that these “misprints” could be worth more than just a pound.
Sarah explained she has always kept coins that look a bit different or interesting and has amassed a small collection over the years.
But she said this was the first one she thinks could be worth something, after seeing other people in the news cashing in on the misprints.
She said: “I am quite excited that I’ve got something different.
“If it’s worth a lot then that’s great but if not then I’m just chuffed that I’ve got something different.”
WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU'VE GOT A RARE COIN
Firstly, you need to make sure the coin is legit and not counterfeit. The Royal Mint is unable to value a coin but it can confirm whether it is real or not.
They will usually supply you with a letter to confirm this. Once you’ve found out whether the coin is real or not, you have a number of options - either selling it through a coin dealer, at auction or on eBay.
If you want to sell the coin you’ve found in your spare change on eBay then you need to know the risks.
Remember to set a minimum price that is higher or at the very least equal to the face value of the coin.
Even if your coin “sells” on eBay for a high price there’s no guarantee that the buyer will cough out.
It its terms and conditions, the auction website states that bidders enter a “legally binding contract to purchase an item”, but there’s no way to enforce this rule in reality.
For more information about what to do if you've found a rare coin, read our guide.
Sarah is now waiting to hear back from the Royal Mint to confirm the coin’s authenticity.
The new 12-sided piece only came into circulation last month with the Royal Mint proudly announcing it was "forgery proof" and the world's most secure coin.
The new coin is meant to feature a hologram at the bottom which shows a £ symbol and the number one depending on the light.
There is also a secret high-security feature built into the coin designed to protect it from counterfeiting.
The new pounds were introduced amid reports that as many as one in every 30 old pound coins were counterfeit.
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