A RARE Royal Mint coin commemorating the Commonwealth Games in Northern Ireland has been sold for a huge sum on eBay.
The Worcestershire seller made a sizable profit after selling a 2002 Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland UK £2 coin on the buying and selling website eBay.
The coin, which was being sold in Kidderminster, had eight people battling it out to win the coin through the bids section of the site.
It had sold for £31.52 - over 15 times its face value.
The buyer also had to fork out £2.70 for postage.
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The seller had described the coin as: "OK condition."
The coin was first circulated in 2002 by the Royal Mint.
A spokesperson for The Britannia Coin Company said: "The mintage is 485,500.
"This collectable bimetallic coin is in good condition and ready to add to your collection."
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