Rare 20p coins worth 50 pounds

The Royal Mint has issued a batch of 20p coins without the year on either side by accident.

A private company is offering £50 for the first 10,000 dateless coins registered by their owners.

Somewhere between 50,000 and 200,000 of these coins were minted with a new 'tails' design on one side and the older 'heads' image on the other.

Nick Hart of the London Mint Office dealership said: "We believe this extremely rare error will certainly get the public looking at the coins in their pockets again and noticing the excellent new designs launched by the Royal Mint last year on our coinage."

A Royal Mint spokeswoman told The Daily Telegraph: "The fact of the matter is they are still legal tender but if people want to pay more it's up to them."

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Singapore Gin Sling

Singapore Gin Sling
2-3 Ice Cubes
50ml / 2 fl oz Gin
25ml / 1 fl oz Lemon Juice
15ml / 1/2 fl oz Cherry Brandy
15ml / 1/2 fl oz Cointreau
10ml / 2 Teaspoons Caster Sugar
Soda Water
1 Lemon Slice

Method
Put ice in a tall glass with gin, lemon juice, cherry brandy, Cointreau and sugar. Stir and top up with soda water. Decorate with lemon slice.

or

Put ice in a cocktail shaker with gin, lemon juice, cherry brandy, Cointreau and sugar. Shake, pour into a tall glass. Top up with soda water. Decorate with lemon slice.

Gin Sling

Gin Sling
2-3 Ice Cubes
40ml / 1.5 fl oz Gin
20ml / 3/4 fl oz Lemon Juice
10ml / 2 Teaspoons Caster Sugar
1 Dash of Angostura Bitters
Mineral Water

Method
Put ice in a cocktail tumbler with gin, lemon juice, sugar and bitters. Stir and top up with mineral water.

or

Put ice in a cocktail shaker with gin, lemon juice, sugar and bitters. Shake, pour and top up with mineral water.