Brits are being encouraged to check their change for a coin from 2009 that could fetch up to £150. This 50 pence piece is ...

YOU could be sitting on a treasure worth £125 if you have a rare 50 pence coin in your wallet. A special-edition Royal Mint ...

The coin displays the gardens' renowned Chinese pagoda on the reverse (tails), while the obverse (heads) bears Queen ...

YOU could be missing out on hundreds of pounds of free cash by not checking your change for rare and valuable coins.

The top 10 rarest 50p coins have been revealed by the Royal Mint - some of which could fetch more than 100 times their face value. As we move to an increasingly cashless society, it's easy to forget ...

Recently, the coin sold for £125 on eBay following a mini bidding war, selling for around 250 times its face value. Until recently it was the rarest 50p in circulation, but it has since been overtaken ...

A 50p piece has fetched a staggering 116 times its original value after sparking something of a bidding war on eBay. Initially listed for a modest £35, the coin's price skyrocketed as bids poured in.

Explaining more about the design of the coin, it said: "The venerable institution depicted on the Kew Gardens 50p coin is the ...

A 'very rare' 50p coin has sold for 64 times its shop value - because of one error. The 50p coin was sold for £32.36 on eBay ...

A 'very rare' 50p coin has sold for 64 times its shop value - because of one error. The 50p coin was sold for £32.36 on eBay last week. The 2014 coin, which features Queen Elizabeth II on the front ...

The rare Royal Mint 50p coin has sold for more than £225 on eBay, and there are thousands more out there that could be worth a small fortune ...

The rare Royal Mint 50p coin has sold for more than £125 on eBay in Essex, and it is not the only coin that could be worth a small fortune.