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'One-in-a-billion' round egg could fetch £200 at auction

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January 18, 2025

A rare "one-in-a-billion" spherical egg found on a farm could fetch up to £200 at auction. Egg processer Ali Greene was working at a shift when she saw one egg "moving differently" on the conveyor belt.

'One-in-a-billion' round egg could fetch £200 at auction

Ms Greene, who works for Fenton Farm Eggs in Devon, discovered that the chances to find a round egg are “one in a billion”.

After doing some research she learnt that in the past a round egg was sold for £200. And she is now hoping to sell the egg at an auction sale in Exeter on 18 March to raise funds for a charity.

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