Originally, the coins were sold for £1.09, but they now go for much more than that on occasions, with one even fetching £286 on eBay. This week, one sold for £186, after attracting 18 bids on the ...

Check your change and down the back of the sofa after a rare 50p coin sold for 250 times its value on eBay this week ...

We are all being encouraged to check our change after a rare 20p coin sold for 485 times its face value this week. The 20p piece is a “mule” coin dating from 2008 and was minted without a date on the ...

Gregory Edmund, a numismatic specialist from Spink & Son auction house, told The Telegraph: “Ever since the official London ...

The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and ... Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative pictures. It has often been used to celebrate ...

The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and collected coin in the UK, with many collectable designs appearing on its ...