![]() Sovereigns ceased to be issued for use in circulation as a result and production at The Royal Mint in London ceased in 1917. ![]() Before the war, it was seen as a huge luxury to have gold in your change but during the war it was seen as impractical due to funds being needed for the war effort. Here are some of Matt’s favourites:Ĭirculating gold coinage was a casualty of the First World War. We spoke to Matt Curtis, The Royal Mint’s Historics and Collector Services Expert, about some of the rare coins that have been minted over the years. In fact, the circulating, bimetallic £2 coin is only just over 20 years old. The decimal system we use today has only been around since 1971 and many of the shapes and sizes of coins in daily use have changed in that time. Many people have collected coins throughout their lives or have been handed coins which have moved from generation to generation. Some of these coins could possibly be rare and might be very valuable. The Royal Mint has been creating coins since AD 886 and, as such, people across the country own coins which are no longer in use. If you find one of these, hold on to it: they can be worth up to £1,700 at auction.Over 30 billion coins are estimated to be in circulation in the United Kingdom today. The design features a football emblazoned with the date, and 16 small dots to represent the teams taking part in the tournament. ![]() ![]() Only around 2,000 of these commemorative coins were made to celebrate Euro ’96 – which took place in England – making them extremely rare. 1996 football European Championships gold proof two pound (Photo: Amazon) One of the more well-known ‘rare’ coins out there, this 2p might not look or sound all that exciting to non-collectors, but when you consider that they’ve been valued between £1,000 and £1,350 in the past, you might get a little more enthusiastic.Ģp coins minted between February 19 should say ‘New Pence’ on the front, with those minted post-1982 should say ‘Two Pence’.Ī mistake in 1983 meant a batch were printed with the old wording, making them valuable to collectors. ‘Silver’ 2p coin sells for £1,350 at auction 1983 New Pence 2p coin (Photo: eBay/ berniesbitsandbobs) In 2016, a silver 2p that was almost discarded as a fake after it was discovered in a charity collection tin sold at auction for £1,350 – almost 70,000 times more than the actual value of the coin. The copper of the old 2p coin is of a distinctive hue, so it shouldn’t be too hard to spot if you’ve got any of these old pennies printed onto the wrong base.Ī silver two pence piece dated between 19 could be worth anywhere between £200 and £1,000. Silver 2p (1971 to 1992) (Photo: eBay/ cornwall-emporium) Only ten of these were ever produced, and if that didn’t make them scarce enough, Edward VIII abdicated less than a year into his reign, which meant the coins became redundant. Like the George V penny above, these three pence coins were also pattern coins – a coin not approved for general release instead made for the purpose of seeing how a coin design might look. 1937 Edward VIII brass threepence (Image: Old Currency Exchange) If you do happen to be one of the very few people in possession of such a coin – which was never intended for release into circulation – they’re estimated at a value of around £72,000.
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