Rare coins are always worth looking out for, especially those with an "error" because they could fetch a lot of money online. Now have you got this piece lurking in your wallet?
Feeling cash-strapped? Well now's a good time to check your change.
Often you'll find certain pieces can be worth a lot of money, especially if you decide to sell at an auction or on eBay. It's no doubt the Kew Gardens 50p coin is one of the most desirable out there, but now there's another design worth scouting your pockets for.
Coins with minting errors are apparently easy to miss, although one TikTok user is on a mission to share the message to millions of Brits. User @CoinCollectingWizard recently discussed the Benjamin Bunny 50p piece, a coin released in 2017 as part of the Beatrix Potter collection.
There are about 25million of these minted and it features the late Queen Elizabeth II's head on the obverse. In a video, the user explained how a minting error could be worth holding onto.
He said: "Did you know if your Benjamin Bunny 50p has a rotation error then it could be worth a lot more money? This 50p error coin is rare all because the design is facing the wrong way. The error has left the Queen's head in the wrong direction on the obverse. This will have happened in the minting process.
"When you flip it around, the Queen should be facing up, the same way as Benjamin Bunny. If the Queen is facing any other way, then you have found a very rare rotation error worth money."
The TikTok user continued: "Error coins are still legal tender as long as the original coin is in circulation. That means you can easily come across one in your change. Often error coins can sell for a lot more than their face value so this is definitely something you need to be looking for because it can be easily missed."
Since the video was shared earlier this week, it scooped hundreds of likes and dozens of comments. One said: "Still looking, no joy yet." While others tagged their friends who could have a version of the design.
Recently we revealed a rare 50p coin which marks the London 2012 Olympics worth £2,000. In a recent video, the same user spoke about the Aquatics coin from 2011 which is part of the collection released ahead of the games. While there's millions of these coins in circulation, what you need to look for is an edition with lines over the swimmer's face.
