"Pickle on globe": Misprint on 2 cent coin is said to be worth 199.00 euros
Created: 01/19/2022, 12:16 p.m
By: Juliane Gutmann
Many a mis-stamped coin brings the owner a hefty profit when it is sold.
© Imago
There are coin collectors who are obsessed with mis-coining.
An ebay seller would like to bring such a wrongly minted piece of money to the man/woman.
It's the inconspicuous flaws that make some coins valuable.
Misprints such as identical obverse and reverse sides, missing edge grooves and also very small editions of a coin* make collectors' hearts beat faster
. Unique items are not only traded at coin collectors’ fairs: there is also a lively exchange online. One of the most prominent online markets for goods of all kinds is the
ebay classifieds
portal . Many coin dealers are also active here - although the seriousness of the providers is sometimes questionable.
One offer is currently arousing great interest:
the seller with the nickname
blackbyte77
wants to sell an incorrectly minted 2 cent coin – for a steep price of 199 euros
.
14 potential buyers are currently watching the offer (as of September 6, 2021).
To all appearances, they have fallen for the charm of the special mis-embossing: in addition to the words “2 Euro Münze”, the obverse shows the globe that is typical of the 2-cent coin – albeit with a small elevation.
A not-quite-round globe on a 2-cent piece: A small deviation that can potentially bring in a lot of money for the seller.
© blackbyte77/ebay Classifieds
More on the topic
: Selling a 2 cent coin for several hundred euros: If you find this incorrect coinage in your wallet, you should act
2-cent misprint: "Mount Everest" on the globe is said to be worth almost 200 euros
The seller's description reads: "2 cent misprint "Mount Everest" pimple on globe - unique!".
The reverse of the coin with the “globe pick” features an image of the former king of the Netherlands, Beatrix.
The coin was made in the Netherlands in 2004, according to the seller.
It remains to be seen whether he really gets his desired 199.00 euros for the coin.
(jg)
*Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
You can find out how to proceed correctly if you want to sell your coin profitably here
: Does your euro coin have this error?
Then you better not sell on eBay