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Mint mistake makes manager miserable

The general manager of the Chilean mint has been sacked after thousands of coins were issued with the name of the country spelt wrongly.

The 50-peso coins - worth about 6p - were issued in 2008, but no-one noticed the mistake until late last year, reports the BBC.

Instead of C-H-I-L-E, the coins had C-H-I-I-E stamped on them.

The coins have since become collectors’ items and the mint says it has no plans to take them out of circulation – but people have reportedly been hoarding the coins in the hope their value rises.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .