Can you spot the rare coins worth up to £1,127 – how many do you have in YOUR wallet?
BURIED TREASURE Can you spot the rare coins worth up to £1,127 – how many do you have in YOUR wallet?
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CAN you spot these rare coins that could be worth up to £1,127.
In the picture below we can all see a range of loose change, but do you know which coins could be worth hundreds of pounds?
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Can you spot the rare coins worth a total of £1,127
A coin is usually regarded as rare if a limited amount of the piece was released to the public or if it has an unusual marking or error.
These features can drive up demand from sellers, meaning they may be willing to pay a high price for it.
What is a rare coin?
Coins are only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it - but some are rarer than others.
This is to do with how many coins have been produced, those with lower mintages are usually worth more money.
Error coins - which are ones that have mistakes - are also worth more because they are rare.
You can check how rare a coin is by looking at Change Checker's Salacity Index latest scarcity index.
The next step is to take a look at what has been recently sold on eBay or a recent auction.
Experts from the coin collecting website recommend looking at "sold listings" to be sure that the coin has sold for the specified amount rather than just been listed.
People can list things for any price they like, but it doesn't mean they will sell for that amount.
You can scroll to the bottom of the story to see which coins are rare and below we explain each one - and how much they could be worth.
Five 50ps that could earn you thousands
2002 Commonwealth Games £2 coin Northern Ireland - £29.16
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The 2002 Common Wealth coin is a rare find
In 2002, four different designs of this £2 coin were created to commemorate the Commonwealth games.
But the Northern Irish version is the rarest with research by Change Checker revealing on 485,000 in circulation.
To spot this coin, look for a moving figure holding a banner above their head and the flag of Ulster.
Finding this rare £2 coin could help you fetch nearly £30.
One seller managed to flog the coin for £29.16 in April after 13 bids.
1983 'New Pence' Error 2p
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1983 New Pence error coin can be sold for over £700
This coin minted in 1983 has become extremely valuable due to an error made during its redesign.
That year, The Royal Mint had begun transforming the "new pence" coin into the "two pence".
But a number of these coins were struck with the old "new pence" inscription.
These coins can be found in old commemorative sets, such as the Great British 1983 Coin Collection released by Martini & Rossi.
Condiment maker Heinz also released a similar set which included the coin.
These sets can sell for hundreds of pounds on eBay.
On May 11, one of the sets produced by Martini & Rossi was flogged for £721.25 after 46 bids.
Atlantic Salmon 50p - £132
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The coin is one of the rarest pieces in the UK
Research by Change Checker found only 200,000 of these coins have entered circulation, making it one of the rarest coins in the UK.
To spot this coin look for a portrait of Charles III on the front, while the back of the coin will show an Atlantic salmon leaping from the waves.
The group said only around one in 335 people in the UK could have the chance of snagging one.
And it appears collectors are prepared to pay a pretty penny for one of these coins.
On June 22, one of these coins sold for £132.08.
Kew Gardens 50p - £140
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The Kew Gardens coin is a rare find
To spot this coin, look for a leafy fine on the reverse of the coin wrapped around a Chinese pagoda.
The front of this design will feature an image of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
There will also be the engraver's initials, Ian Rank-Broadley.
Around 210,000 of these coins are in circulation making you very lucky if you stumble across one.
Recently one of these coins was sold on eBay for £140 after 28 bids.
2008 undated 20p coin - £56
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The coins is missing a date making it a rare find
What you need to look for is a 20p coin that is missing the 2008 date on the "heads" side.
Usually coins are dated on the "tails" side but that year, the Royal Mint decided to move the date to the opposite side.
A manufacturing error by the Royal Mint in 2008 meant that only around 250,000 coins were printed with this unique error.
But spotting this error could help you fetch up to £56, according to recent bidding activity on eBay.
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The coins that are circled red are the most valuable
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