These coins can fetch upwards of £40 at auction, with one recently selling for £44 on eBay. Just 485,500 such coins entered circulation, topping the list of the most sought-after £2 coins. It's rarer than its England, Wales and Scotland counterparts, which were all released to celebrate the games. The Football version of the coin, which had a mintage of just 1,125,500 is more valuable than the others and you can expect to sell it for around £16 online.Īnd it's not just 50p pieces that could be valuable - another one worth keeping an eye out for is the 2002 Northern Ireland version of the Commonwealth Games coin.
The coins, made up of 29 different 50p designs each one representing a different Olympic sport all take up the top spots on the scarcity index. The 2012 collection of Olympic coins, minted to commemorate the games held in London, are also high on the list of sought-after coins. These pieces are worth around £4 each - eight times the face value of the coin. The Royal Mint unveils 26 brand new 10 pence designs that will appear across the country as part of the 'Great British Coin Hunt', (Image: PA) The Change Checker Scarcity Index has revealed which coins in circulation are the rarest and most valuable.Īnd whilst the Kew Gardens 50 pence piece is still the most valuable among coin collectors - others can fetch hundreds of pounds.Īccording to the Manchester Evening News, a total of just 210,000 Kew Gardens 50p coins were minted in 2009, making it one of the most sought-after coins in circulation. So, you might want to empty your pockets or check down the back of the sofa, as a number of 10p, 50p and £2 coins could make you a small fortune. If you have a few coins laying round they could actually be worth more than their face value. Your change could be worth a small fortune too Members of the public can still use their old £20 notes though they will be gradually phased out of circulation. Popular serial numbers, like 007 or AK47, have been known to cause demand among buyers and collectors, with the AK47 note managing to get a winning bid of £80,000.