Overview
- The 2012 5p, which sold on Sunday, March 22, fetched £5 on eBay plus £1 postage.
- Listing photos show a tiny extra blob of metal in the center of the Royal Shield that marks a clear minting error.
- The seller said a cracked die caused the flaw, a claim not confirmed by the Royal Mint in the reports.
- The coverage links the find to renewed interest in pockets as the Royal Mint releases new King Charles III £1 coins alongside the final Queen Elizabeth II £1 coins.
- The coin uses Matthew Dent’s Royal Shield design from 2008, which spans the 1p to 50p and forms the full Royal Arms when arranged together.