This month marks 25 years since the £2 coin first went into circulation back in June 1998 - with over 400 million of them going around in our change today.
While most of us will be familiar with the standard look of the £2 coin pictured above, sporting an abstract spiral design on its reverse side by Bruce Rushin which symbolises the history of technological achievement, there have actually been 63 different designs of the coin over the years. According to experts at Coin Hunter, 37 of these designs are currently in circulation - meaning you're in with a chance of finding some of the rarer editions in your pocket.
As the highest-value coin in circulation in the UK and the country's first bi-metallic coin to be produced since the 1600s, the £2 coin is pretty interesting in itself, but there are some designs that are particularly sought after by collectors. In May, Change Checker released its newest "scarcity index", breaking down which £2 coins are likely to fetch the highest price today - here are the ones worth keeping an eye out for, The Mirror reports.
