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Poignant sketched phrase on £2 coin that makes it worth up to THIRTEEN times more – do you have one in your wallet?
The coin was specially released 6 years ago to commemorate the end of the First World War
YOUR £2 coin may be worth up to thirteen times its face value if it contains a specific poignant sketched phrase on it.
The inscription on the coin comes from a poem published in 1919 following the death of its author at the end of the First World War.
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The poem was written by Wilfred Owen, a leading poet and soldier from the Great War.
He died just a week before its end in 1918 but wrote a number of poems that gained acclaim for their harrowing depictions of conflict.
The extract featured on the coin is taken from his work 'Strange Meeting', published posthumously in 1919.
The statement reads: "The truth untold, the pity of war."
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The coin was specially released in 2018 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the armistice of the First World War.
Listings of the coin on eBay have attracted huge attention, with some selling at many times their face value.
One that sold this month had 10 bids and was eventually bought for £23.
Another sold in July saw 12 bids and a final price of £26, thirteen times the coin's face value.
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The coin was part of the final year of commemoration in The Royal Mint's five-year series and features a design by artist Stephen Raw.
His design was modelled in clay taken from the Sambre-Oise Canal where Owen was killed in 1918.
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This is not the only rare £2 piece out there, however.
A set of £2 coins commissioned for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester frequently attract sale prices of more than £50 online.
One sold for £57 on July 3 - which is 28 times more than it's value.
The most valuable coin in the set is the Queen Elizabeth II £2: Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland.
The coin's main feature is a sketch of a running woman accompanied by the flag of Northern Ireland.
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How to spot rare coins and banknotes
Rare coins and notes hiding down the back of your sofa could sell for hundreds of pounds.
If you are lucky enough to find a rare £10 note you might be able to sell it for multiple times its face value.
You can spot rare notes by keeping an eye out for the serial numbers.
These numbers can be found on the side with the Monarch's face, just under the value of £10 in the corner of the note.
Also if you have a serial number on your note that is quite quirky you could cash in thousands.
For example, one seller bagged £3,600 after spotting a specific serial number relating to the year Jane Austen was born on one of their notes.
You can check if your notes are worth anything on eBay, just tick "completed and sold items" and filter by the highest value.
It will give you an idea of what people are willing to pay for some notes.
But do bear in mind that yours is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.
This is also the case for coins, you can determine how rare your coin is by looking a the latest scarcity index.
The next step is to take a look at what has been recently sold on eBay.
Experts from Change Checker recommend looking at "sold listings" to be sure that the coin has sold for the specified amount rather than just been listed.
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People can list things for any price they like, but it doesn't mean it will sell for that amount.
We explain further how you can find out if you have a rare coin worth thousands sitting around the house.
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