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Super-rare coins could be worth incredible £10,000 – are you sitting on free cash?
THERE'S one super rare coin that could land you a whopping £10,000.
There are only 210,000 of the 50p coins in circulation, seeing sellers fetch decent amounts of cash when they palm them off.
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The Kew Gardens coin is one of the top 10 rarest coins in circulation, according to the Royal Mint.
Changechecker.org says the most sought-after version of the new 50p coin is the Kew Gardens design.
reported that if you are lucky enough to have one, it could fetch up to £10,000 on eBay.
The coin has sold for £707 before, though another sold for £310 after 29 bids in February.
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Coins with rare designs or to commemorate historic figures and events such as The Olympics often attract high values.
Use experts like to check over your change and see how much it could be worth or refer to the Changechecker scarcity index.
It is worth looking at how other rare coins have sold on eBay.
It's not unusual for coins to sell for a mint price.
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An expert has revealed the exact date to spot on an ultra-rare coin which could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The extremely rare Edward VIII is set to be sold at auction next month, and it's expected to rake in £150,000 to £200,000.
The coin, a halfcrown denomination, was never issued out to the public and there were only ever six made before the former king abdicated the throne in 1936.
Now, one of the special pieces has landed in the public domain in the hands of a private collector - and is set to be auctioned off by London-based auctioneers Noonans.
Another expert recently revealed another coin that could fetch £200.
Coins with specific dates on them can fetch huge sums you just need to know what you are looking for.
The more rare the coin is the more collectors will pay and some can go for thousands.
TikTok user @coincollectorukofficial has revealed what you need to look out for on one specific £2 coin that could be worth up to £200.
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