Rare £1 coin with 'fried egg error' sells for more than 100 times its value
A 'rare' £1 coin has sold for 112 times its value - because an eagle-eyed shopper spotted it was wonky in their change.
The 2017 coin, which features Queen Elizabeth II on the front and the Nations of the Crown design on the reverse, sold for £112.08 on Sunday, January 25.
It contains the rare 'fried egg error' - a type of minting error that affects bi-metallic coins including the UK £1 and £2s.
The error happens when the silver-coloured inner disk of the coin appears to leak out from the centre of the design, like the yolk of a runny egg.
The listing description describes the wonky coin as a 'rare collectible', with the error making its value skyrocket.
The listing reads: "Fried egg error one pound coin rare collectable. Found in my change a few years ago and have now decided to sell it as I am not a coin collector."
One keen bidder snapped up the coin for £112.08 plus £3.42 postage on Sunday [January 25].
That means the coin was sold for 112 times its shop value and will be sure to have Brits checking their change for the same error.
The £1 coin was first issued in April 1983 to replace the £1 note.
To make it easy to identify, the round £1 coin was thicker than other coins, while its 'yellow' colour allowed it to stand out from the cupro-nickel 'silver' coins already in circulation.
Since then, there have been several different variations of the coin.
In 2017, the familiar £1 round coin was replaced with an all new, 12-sided £1 coin.