An optimistic eBay trader who is hoping to sell a ‘very rare’ one-year-old 50p coin for £2million – even though 6.7million others were made.
The seller, who uses the name jasonlparish, advertised the Battle of Hastings coin and said it was ‘beautifully crafted’.
More than 230 people were not put off by the £2million asking price and are currently ‘watching’ the item.
The seller, from Cardiff, has thrown in free delivery and the successful bidder can hope to receive the coin as soon as Thursday.
The ‘very rare’ coin has been put up for sale on eBay and it has attracted more than 25 inquiries
He wrote online: ‘A very rare and beautifully crafted 1066 Battle of Hastings 50 pence piece. Includes free shipping.’
The seller has received more than 25 inquiries after he uploaded four photographs of the coin which show its front and back.
A version of the same coin is also currently on sale on eBay for just 99p.
In October last year, the Royal Mint unveiled their new 50p coin to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings.
Some 6,700,000 of the coins – depicting the fate of King Harold who was reputedly slain by an arrow through the eye – made their way into the nation’s pockets.
On October 14 1066, Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, was killed on the East Sussex battlefield as he fought the invading Normans, and William the Conqueror seized the English throne.
Some 6.7million of the coins – depicting the fate of King Harold who was reputedly slain by an arrow through the eye – made their way into the nation’s pockets
Andrew Mills, director of circulating coin at The Royal Mint, said at the time: ‘1066 is arguably one of the most famous dates in English history.
‘It is entirely possible that coins struck by The Royal Mint will have made their way onto the battlefield itself, in the purses of King Harold’s soldiers – incredible for the team here to think about, since we are still making the monarch’s coinage today, all those centuries later.’
The Royal Mint has been the maker of coins for more than 1,000 years for British monarchs including King Harold and William the Conqueror.