Rare coins...check your coins
Coins were introduced as a payment method around the 6th or 5th century BCE by the Lydians (who were located in Turkey). The first coins were made of an alloy of silver and gold known as electrum. Gold and silver soon replaced electrum as the material of choice and a coin’s value was linked to the value of the metal rather than an arbitrary value as we do now.
I discovered that buying and selling coins could be a money-spinner.
And today, I will share with you the most valuable coins you need to look out for. I’ll also let you know the rare coins in circulation that are worth little more than face value.
Rare and valuable UK coins wanted by collectors
- 1937 Edward VIII Gold Sovereign – valued at £1m
- 1703 Queen Anne VIGO 5 Guineas – valued at £900,000
- 1344 Edward III Gold “Double Leopard” Florin – valued at £460,000
- 1933 George V Penny – valued at £72,000
- 1936 Edward VIII Brass Threepence – valued at £30,000
- 1917 George V Sovereign – valued at £11,000
- 1973 EEC Fifty Pence Coin – valued at £3,000
- 1994 Elizabeth II Bank of England 300th Anniversary Two Pound Coin – valued at £2,500
- 2012 London Olympics Aquatics Fifty Pence – valued at £1,500
- 1996 Elizabeth II European Championships Gold Proof Two Pound Coin 1996 – valued at £790
- 1983 Two Pence “New Pence” Coin – valued at £500
- 2015 Silver Two Pence Coin – valued at £485
- 2009 Kew Gardens Fifty Pence Coin – valued at £170
- 2008 ‘Undated Twenty Pence Coin – valued at £50
- 2015 Britannia Two Pound Coin – valued at £50+
- 1992-1993 Single Market Fifty Pence Coin – valued at £45-£55
