The exact detail to spot on a rare coin that could be worth a million – check if you have one
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
COIN collectors are going crazy for a rare coin that could fetch up to £2,000 because of one key detail.
TikTok coin expert Coin Collecting Wizard has revealed a key detail that could make your change worth a small fortune.
Sign up for Scottish Sun
newsletter
Sign up
2
A rare King Edward VII coin could be worth up to £1million at auction
Credit: Coin Collecting Wizard
2
Few of the coins were minted and many were melted down by the Royal Mint
Credit: Coin Collecting Wizard
As he explains in his most recent video, the coin could make you a millionaire but only if it has a certain king on it.
The Edward VIII coins are a series that were produced in the UK and other nations in the British Empire in 1936.
They were minted to celebrate the accession of Edward VIII to the throne.
But because of his short reign of just 325 days and eventual abdication he was never crowned.
The coins that were minted never officially entered circulation but a few of the coins did.
The exact number of Edward VIII coins in circulation is unknown.
The Royal Mint melted down the vast majority of the coins after Edward's abdication.
Some of the coins that still exist are kept in the Royal Mint museum.
Meanwhile, others have entered private collections.
But if you can get your hands on one of them then you could be sitting on a goldmine.
Olympic Aquatics 50p coin error
In 2020 an Edward VIII gold pattern coin sold for £1million at auction - the most for a British coin.
Coin Collecting Wizard warns: 'Have you seen this king on any of your coins? If so, you have a very rare coin and can easily sell for millions.'
But watch out as several private mints have produced replica coins also showing Edward VIII, he warns.
He added: 'Be careful as there are a lot of fakes and copies out there.'
Most of these are dated 1936 - even if they were made much later.
How to check if your change is worth anything
If you think you may have a rare coin then it is worth taking it to an expert to see if yours could sell for a hefty price tag.
The most valuable coins are those that were minted in very small quantities or contain errors.
You can check how much a coin has sold for on eBay by searching the full name of the coin.
Next select the 'sold' listing and toggle the search to 'highest value'.
It will give you an idea of what your coin could be worth.
But remember, a coin is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.
Sometimes collectors will pay more for a coin if it is part of a complete set.
Plus, it is not always the case that a coin has sold for the amount it was listed for.
Which coins are popular with collectors?
50ps are often one of the most popular types of coins to collect.
This is because they have a large surface area and there is enough space to add new and intricate designs.
50p pieces are the largest British coin and they are often used to celebrate big occasions such as historical events or anniversaries.
The fewer coins that were printed, the more valuable your coin is likely to be.
Meanwhile, errors make a coin unique, which means it is likely to be worth more.
As a general rule of thumb, the rarer the coin the more valuable it is to collectors.
How to sell a rare coin
There are several ways to sell a rare coin, including on eBay, Facebook or at auction.
If you decide to sell through Facebook then there are a few risks.
Some sellers have said they were targeted by scammers on Facebook who pretended they needed a courier to pick up the coin.
The seller then pays for the courier but it is never sent.
To make sure this does not happen, meet a Facebook seller in person when buying or selling items.
Meet in a public place in a well-list area and try to avoid using payment links.
Try to take a cash payment and make sure it is not counterfeit before you agree.
The safest way to sell a rare coin is usually at auction.
You can contact a local auction house to sell your coin or organise for it to be sold through The Royal Mint's Collectors Service.
Its experts can help to authenticate and value your coin.
Contact them via email and a member of the valuation team will get back to you.
Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@news.co.uk.
Plus, you can join our Sun Money Chats and Tips Facebook group to share your tips and stories
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
South Wales Guardian
an hour ago
- South Wales Guardian
Culture minister says ‘biggest anxiety' is public service broadcasters' budgets
The commissioning budgets of PSBs have been 'squeezed by the real-terms reduction of the BBC licence fee', as well as a reduction in advertising revenue, according to a report from the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee published earlier in the year. The MP also spoke about the Government's rejection of a streamer levy, after the report called for platforms, such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+ and Disney+, to commit to paying 5% of their UK subscriber revenue into a cultural fund which would help PSBs through financing drama with a specific interest to British audiences. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, he said: 'We want to get a mixed economy. I love the fact that the streamers and big Hollywood houses make lots of shows in the UK … I want to mix it, to be making our own stuff.' Speaking about the importance of 'a mixed economy', he said: 'Film and TV, and high-end television in particular is fundamentally an international thing. 'I think that some politicians in the world don't seem to fully understand us, but one of the things I've been trying to achieve in the UK is, yes, it's great that the streamers do make fabulous stuff here, and lots of wonderful films made here. 'Tom Cruise is probably one of the biggest investors in the UK economy over the last decade. Brilliant. 'I really want to celebrate that, but I don't want everything that is made in the UK, all the IP (intellectual property), simply to go back to the West Coast of the United States of America. 'I'd like us to have some IP that remains here so that we can continue making investments and have strong UK production companies, which also make stuff which maybe sometimes is specifically made for a UK audience as well as for a wider audience. 'So I've been trying to make that mixed economy.' Cruise's blockbuster Mission Impossible films, particularly recent instalments, have frequently filmed in the UK, with locations including London, Derbyshire and the Lake District. Sir Chris added: 'My biggest anxiety is the state of public service broadcasting budgets, and if they haven't got any funding, they're not going to be making any progress.' After the report into British film and high-end television, chairwoman of the CMS committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage, said 'there will be countless distinctly British stories that never make it to our screens' unless the Government intervenes to 'rebalance the playing field' between streamers and public service broadcasters (PSBs).
North Wales Chronicle
an hour ago
- North Wales Chronicle
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi welcome first child via adoption
'We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy,' the couple wrote in a social media statement. No further details were released. Brown, 21, and Bongiovi, 23, were married in a private ceremony in May 2024. A post shared by Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebobbybrown) Brown gained recognition for her starring role as Eleven in the Duffer brothers' sci-fi series Stranger Things. The fifth and final season will air this November and December, a culmination of nine years of the show's production. The British actor has pursued other acting and business ventures in that time, including the Netflix original Enola Holmes films and a Godzilla film. She even released a romance book in 2023. Bongiovi is the son of Jon Bon Jovi, founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi. Bongiovi debuted his own acting career as the star in Rockbottom, which released last year. Brown stressed the importance of family during the 2024 premiere of her Netflix film Damsel, where Bongiovi and his parents were in attendance. 'I'm just so lucky that they're here tonight and it just means so much to me,' Brown told The Associated Press then. 'Family is everything and just to have my second family here means everything.' The couple lives in Georgia. She recently told the AP she enjoys living on a farm, largely disconnected from social media, while promoting her 2025 Netflix film The Electric State.
Scottish Sun
2 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
I moved from a ‘rough' council estate to a mansion but my neighbour was vile to me for being too common
Plus, how the entrepreneur went from being a single mother living in a council house to raking in a whopping £1.8million a year CRUEL COMMENTS I moved from a 'rough' council estate to a mansion but my neighbour was vile to me for being too common Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A WOMAN who previously lived on a rough council estate and moved to a 'posh area' has said her 'vile' neighbour was rude to her for being too common. Terri-Ann Nunns, 41, from Doncaster, who previously starred on Channel 5's Rich House, Poor House as a self-made millionaire, said she was 'happier' on the council estate. 3 Self-made millionaire Terri-Ann Nunns opened up about moving from a council estate to a mansion - and how her posh neighbour was vile to her Credit: Tiktok/terriann_nunns 3 Terri Ann claims her neighbour's actions forced her to move house Credit: Instagram/TerriAnn_Nunns After creating a successful diet plan and having a budget of £1,200 a week with her husband Michael, and their three kids, Terri-Ann moved into her 'dream' mansion. However, things were not all rosy as the person living next to her made her life a living hell. The six-bedroom mansion had come with a cinema room and a swanky bar, but the dream ended when she was forced to sell the property and move out. In a TikTok video on her @terriann_nunns account, she said: 'We bought this house, and then I had offices built in the back garden, it was just amazing. 'But then I had a new neighbor and he were a doctor and he weren't very nice. 'I think personally he could not stand the fact, like, I'm just me. I'm not posh, I'm just me. 'I'll never change, I've always been from a council estate, always been rough and ready, professional, but can be rough and ready as well. And he just couldn't stand us.' Terri-Ann claims tensions rose when he started moaning about her staff parking on the street. She added: 'I had a massive drive for everybody to park on, every staff member, but because they're coming at different times, one of them would get blocked in. 'So they just thought, 'we'll park on street.' So one of my staff argued with him. Anne and Mick Ross look around the Nunn's six-bed house on Rich House Poor House 'He nudged her, it was vile. 'Honestly, I just think he just couldn't stand the fact that we weren't posh. We were just, like, normal.' Terri-Ann said she suspects her neighbour ended up phoning the council to say she was running a commercial business out of her home. She continued: 'I don't know, he just hated us. 'And then when the council got involved, basically the reason I had to move out the house because they said I couldn't run my business from there. 'So I'd spent £40,000 on this office being built in the back garden, and the council turned around and said you're using your property as a commercial property which we weren't. 'We had the big house and the thing at the back garden. Anyway, I said I'm not staying here. 'I'm not staying here and not being able to run my business. It's just not worth it, what we've invested. 'So we sold the house, made money from it, sold the house and bought the one that's on Rich House, Poor House.' 3 The Nunns outside their six-bedroom mansion on Rich House, Poor House Credit: Emporium Productions Ltd SNOBBY COMMENTS Terri-Ann insists she's proud of her success, but claims often people who have had a privileged upbringing 'look down' on those who haven't had that. Many people were quick to praise the entrepreneur on her success in the comments. One said: 'Girl I feel you, I miss the estate so bad! Way to snooty round here.' Another added: 'Love to see my own kind of people getting along in life good on you. sounds like the neighbour was very bitter and jealous of you.' BUSINESS SUCCESS Terri-Ann made her fortune through her Terri-Ann New You Plan, and regularly shares her top tricks for her own drastic body transformation. She went from being a single mother living in a council house to raking in a whopping £1.8million a year. On her Rich House, Poor House episode, her family swapped their six-bedroom home with struggling Anne and Mick Ross, who lived off £200 a week. During the episode, Terri-Ann admitted she may have been happier in her life before her success, saying: 'We're probably less happy now. 'I have to work loads of hours, and neglect Michael (her husband) a little bit, and obviously it's clear I neglect my kids because they told me all this week.'
