eBay is the world’s biggest online marketplace, home to thousands of collectable items.
Some of those items are rare coins, with new coins listed on the site every day.
One coin listed this morning was a rare 2016 £1 coin, that is said to have a big minting error.
The coin was listed by eBay user “howling_wolf_2008” for an eye-watering £5,000.
The coin was listed as a “RARE DEFECT ONE POUND COIN ERROR FAULT”.
Giving more info away, the description reads: “OK HERE IS A RARE FIND.
“THE TOP OF THE HEAD HAS SLIPPED TO OVERLAP WITH THE CROWN.
“I HAVE TRIED TO SUPPLY GOOD PICTURES BUT I WILL SEE IF I CAN GET BETTER ONES.
“THIS IS A RARE FIND AND MAY GET EVEN RARER, AS SOME ARE FALLING APART.
“SO THE GOVERNMENT MAY HAVE TO CHANGE AND IMPROVE THEM.
“SO HERE I AM SELLING ANOTHER BIT OF HISTORY.
“WHAT THE MINT WAS ON WHEN THEY DECIDED ON MAKING THESE. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW.
“PICK UP IS PREFERRED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IT. IT IS AS I HAVE SAID A RARE FIND.”
The 12-sided £1 coin was minted in 2016, and designed to combat fraud due to two different coloured metals and a hologram underneath the Queen’s effigy.
According to the Royal Mint, many of the old one-colour £1 coins are fake.
The new £1 coin was designed by David Pearce, and features rose, leek, thistle and shamrock encircled by a coronet.
Half a billion of the new £1 coins were actually minted in 2016, with the faster rate of production and amount of coins being minted leading to errors.
Many of these coins end up on eBay, often selling for sky-high prices.
This coin is already attracting attention, being listed as a “hot item” on eBay with two views per hour.
Another coin that attracts attention on eBay is the Charles Dickens 2012 £2 coin, with one listed this week for £488.