This £2 Jersey Zoo Gorilla coin error could be worth hundreds of pounds - here's how to spot it

Specialists have shone a light on one particular £2 that may fetch an impressive sum

People who have been collecting coins for a long time may be able to sell them for a lot of money, especially if they have rare or valuable coins. For example, one type of £2 coin that was made to celebrate the gorillas at Jersey Zoo is now worth a lot of money.

The coin has a picture of a gorilla on one side and the words "Jersey Zoo Gorilla" on the other. It was made in 2019 to mark the 60th anniversary of the zoo. Most of these coins have the denomination "2 POUNDS" written on them, but some coins were made by mistake without the denomination or the date.

These error coins are very rare and valuable. According to Great British Coin Hunt, one of these coins was recently sold for £300. The normal version of this coin is usually sold for around £100.

Gorillas have been a part of Jersey Zoo since 1984, when a five-year-old boy fell into the silverback enclosure. A gorilla named Jambo stepped in to protect the boy from the other gorillas and stayed by his side until the medics arrived.

This incident made Jambo famous and earned him the nickname "Gentle Giant." The boy was later found to be unhurt.

Chris Yang, Co-founder of Coins Value, told The Mirror in an exclusive interview: "I have seen several such coins in my career. In 2010, it was sold by one client to whom we sold it for £50, and we recently valued it at £300, a rise of 500% in over ten years, which displays how valuable the coin had been regarding desirability for collectors' purposes."

Yang added: "The Jersey Zoo Gorilla coin is easy to identify. The obverse carries the Queen Elizabeth II portrait, while the reverse carries the image of the gorilla, where the details are given with richness. The coin is made from cupronickel, weighs 28.28 grams, and has a diameter of 38.61mm. These features help differentiate it from any counterfeit.

"The price depends on the condition. Uncirculated coins are sold at £400 and above. In contrast, circulated ones sell for anywhere between £150 to £300, depending on the level of toning, the amount of mint lustre, and how well the finer details have been preserved."

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