Top 10 rare and valuable coins worth up to £130

Given some rare coins sell for hundreds of pounds, the pennies in your bag might be far more valuable than you might believe.

Keeping an eye on your spare change will help you to bag a reasonable sum of money.
Usually called rare if a small quantity of a coin was put into circulation, coins are more difficult to find.

Though not always, some are rarer than others and will typically be worth more.

We have compiled a list of ten of the rarest coins in circulation along with their potential value to assist guide you.

Single Market 50p: £44 value

Given that this coin was struck in 1992, it is far older than the others in The Royal Mint’s top 10.

With just 109,000 manufactured, this coin is the rarest one in use right now.

Purchasers are ready to pay a lot for it as well; on February 29 we came into a circulated coin selling for £44.

The coin’s “double dated” design with “1992” and “1993” both showing in production excites collectors as well.

One such a double-dated coin sold for £66 on November 26.

Two Kew Gardens 50p, valued £245

With so few of them, the 50p Kew Gardens coin ranks third among rarest coins available and shows the Chinese Pagoda at the well-known London landmark of the same name.

In 2009, just 210,000 were put in circulation.

Its distinctive design and low mintage make it also one among the most valued.

One got four bids and sold for £245 on February 29.

Great British Coin Hunt Z 10p, value £10

This coin was issued by Royal Mint in line with the whole alphabet 10p series.

This coin especially honours James Callaghan’s famous black and white pedestrian crossing to signify the Z letter also included in the design.

Along with the other 25 coins in the collection, the coin was struck in 2019; just 220,000 of each one came out of production.

Bidders are occasionally ready to pay more to obtain one since they are so rare; we came onto one coin on November 26 for £10.09 with six offers.

In former times, we have even seen single coins sell for up to £30.

To pay for patience, complete the whole alphabet of the coins like one vendor had and you could make a fantastic £419.99 instead.

Commonalities Games Ireland £2; value £80

Four different versions of this £2 coin were produced in 2002 to mark the Commonwealth games, but the Irish variant is the rarest with just 485,500 made.

On eBay in February, we have seen the coin trading for as much as £79.97.

Still, one seller showed when they sold all four coins for an amazing £100: more money is in the full set.

Commonwealth Games Wales £2, value £18

With 5688,500 coins struck, the Wales version was the second rarest Commonwealth £2 coin

Launched in 2002, the Commonwealth Games Wales £2 also features a little Welsh flag insignificantly on the design.

On February 25, we came into one for £17.95; however they have been known to go for £64, thirty-two times the coin’s face value.

Britannia Fifth Portrait £2, worth £20

The Britannia design was struck 650,000 times in 2015.

The portrait design was deleted from the 50p in 2008 but resurfaced in the £2 coin scarce series.

Looking at current eBay listings, nevertheless, this is not among the most popular uncommon designs.

On January 24, the maximum we saw one of the coins for selling was £20.

FWW Navy fifth portrait, £2 value £13

Also produced in 2015 were 650,000 First World War Navy £2 coins.

Military artist David Rowlands designed the coin with a battleship motif, and the 5th portrait of the Queen.

Second in a five-coin series honoring the Royal Navy’s achievements to support the war effort and remembering the First World War.

On eBay, collectors are ready to spend as much as £13 for the coin; although it may not sound a lot, it is far more than its face value.

Commonwealth Games England £2 – value £15

Another of the 2002 Commonwealth series, the English variant is the eighth-rarest coin now in use.

With around 650,500 coins produced at the time, the coin is rare enough for eBay bidders to gladly pay decent money for.

One that sold for £14.99 on February 25 also came across on eBay.

Collectors will find this coin appealing also because of its edge bearing the inscription “Spirit of Friendship, Manchester 2002”.

Britannia 50p – valued £14.50

Although a Britannia 50p is somewhat common, there are really several distinct varieties in circulation and some are rather uncommon.

Only 682,103 Limited Issue Britannia 50p coins were produced by the Royal Mint in 1985, hence collectors are still eager to obtain one.

Raphael Maklouf’s portrait of Elizabeth II forms the front design; Christopher Ironside’s sitting figure of Britannia forms the reverse design.

We just saw the coin selling for £14.49, however it has been known to fetch for £10. The coin itself is quite bigger than some of the more current designs.

Games for Commonwealth Nations Scotland £2: worth £13

Scotland’s contribution among all the valuable Commonwealth coins is the least rare.

With a mintage of 771,750, the coin boasts some286,250 more than the rarest Irish variant ever produced.

Though the Scottish flag appears on the design instead, it has rather the same look as the other coins in the series.

Though one eBay sale ended at £12.50, bidders on the coin still paid more than face value. Many more rare coins have not made the top ten cut of course; one particularly rare Blue Peter 50p sold on eBay for an astounding £235.