Could this Bee a new error £1 coin?
2.975 million King Charles III Bee £1 coins entered circulation in August 2024. Since then, the race has been on to track down these new coins creating a buzz in the collecting world!
Many collectors have already been lucky enough to come across the Bee £1, but perhaps none so lucky as Diane Bath, who spotted a rare error on one of the coins…
Diane runs The Post Office in Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, where she found a King Charles III Bee £1 struck in entirely one colour!
We’ve reached out to Ms Bath for a photo of her error coin, but in the meantime the impression below gives you an idea of what it would look like:
Diane, a postmistress of over 20 years, told the press: “I am absolutely over the moon. Obviously we handle cash all the time and it’s the most exciting find I’ve ever had in over two decades.”
£1 coins are struck from a nickel-brass outer ring and an inner piece made from a nickel-plated brass alloy. It’s possible that this error coin was created due to the inner section not being punched out of the nickel-brass before the coin was struck. For confirmation of this, we’d suggest sending the error coin to The Royal Mint for verification.
A similar error occurred when the first 12-sided £1 coins were released back in 2017, although only a small handful of these error coins were ever found. Reportedly, one such error coin sold for over £2,000 at auction!
As for this new King Charles III Bee £1 error, it will be very interesting indeed to see how much it goes for at auction. Ultimately, this depends on how much a collector is willing to pay to get their hands on this rare error coin.
Remember, if you’re looking to secure an error coin on the secondary market, always do your research and be aware of fakes before you buy.
Have you spotted any errors on the new King Charles III coinage? Let us know in the comments below!
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i heard about a bee £1 error last week, this must be it. when will the 2023 mintage figures be released for these new coins, i’m hoping they all were minted.
Will be interesting to see if any more are found! There’s no news on the 2023 mintage figures yet, but we’ll be sure to let everyone know as soon as we have any updates.