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Rare 50p coin sells for £147 as people urged to check their change

The Kew Gardens coin sold on eBay after a 22-way bidding war. And with coin collectors paying over the odds for change, it is worth checking to see if you have any rare silverware.

Edinburgh Live

Special 50p coin sells for £137 online - and there are thousands of them

The Royal Mint estimates around 210,000 of the commemorative coins were made, so you could have one in your change

Nottingham Post

People urged to check their pocket change after rare 50p coin sells for £137 in bidding war

Collectors are willing to spend some serious cash if the coin is rare enough

Manchester Evening News

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Rare 50p coin sells for £137 after online bidding war

It could be well worth checking to see if you have one of these

Liverpool Echo

Flying Scotsman’s centenary celebrated with new Royal Mint coins

The new coins will be available to buy from the Royal Mint’s website and have been created in collaboration with the National Railway Museum.

The Independent UK

Rare coins worth THOUSANDS of pounds revealed - check your spare change

Certain rare coins are highly sought after by collectors, and could be worth hundreds or even thousands of pounds so it may be worth while keeping an eye on your spare change

Daily Mirror

New Dumbledore coin first in Harry Potter collection to feature King’s portrait

The Royal Mint has revealed a Dumbledore coin which will be the first in the Harry Potter collection to also feature the King’s portrait on the 'heads' side.

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Royal Mint launches new Harry Potter 50p coin featuring iconic character

The new 50p coin features Professor Albus Dumbledore who was one of the key characters in J.K Rowling's Harry Potter novels and subsequent films

Daily Mirror

Royal Mint’s Harry Potter coin collection features Dumbledore

Fans of the Wizarding World can get their hands on a coin featuring Hogwarts Headmaster Professor Albus Dumbledore

Wales Online

Dumbledore coin launched as part of Royal Mint’s Harry Potter-themed collection

The coin is part of a collection celebrating the 25th publishing anniversary of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.

The Independent UK

Rare 50p coin sold for £1,500 'in Scotland' with thousands more in circulation

The coin, which was reportedly listed by a Glasgow-based seller, fetched a hefty sum, and there could be more in circulation.

Daily Record

Man sells Paddington 50p for £1,500 on eBay

You could have one in your pocket as 5million were circulated in 2018

Wales Online

New King Charles III coins bear a 'hidden image' that people can't 'unsee'

Collectors have been left scratching their heads after noticing the tiny animal discreetly displayed on the new cash.

Daily Record

Experts find hidden image in new King Charles III coins

Once you see it, you won't be able to unsee it

Wales Online

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Edinburgh Live

Rare 50p coins may be worth up to £150 as people urged to check their change

According to the Royal Mint, approximately 210,000 of these were made, and it has an image of the beautiful Chinese Pagoda at the Gardens on one side with the classic Queen's head on the other.

The Independent UK

Biggest coin in Royal Mint’s history submitted for testing at Trial of the Pyx

The ceremony marked the first time in decades that coins bearing the effigies of two monarchs were tried at the same time.

The New Daily

House of Windsor’s royal rebrand takes shape as clock ticks to coronation

Princess Kate becomes latest royal to work on rebranding as House of Windsor makes changes to stamps, coins and notes ahead of Coronation.

Evening Standard

Portrait of Henry VIII remastered for new Royal Mint coins

Some coinage in Henry VIII’s era was silver plated and wore away in places; he was often referred to as ‘old Coppernose’, the Mint said

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Liverpool Echo

Rare 50p coin sells for £150 with thousands more out there

It could be well worth checking to see if you have one of these

The Independent UK

Remastered portrait of Henry VIII on Royal Mint coins

The coinage of Henry VIII’s era was debased by adding more common metals and he was sometimes referred to as ‘old Coppernose’, the Royal Mint said.

Daily Record

Rare error £2 coin listed on eBay as 'great find' could be worth £2,000

An error coin from the Royal Mint's FA Cup 150-year anniversary series could be worth a huge amount of money due to a minting error.

Manchester Evening News

Rare £2 error coin 'never seen' by experts could be worth £2,000

The error coin was accidentally minted with one type of metal, making it look as if it's all one colour

Daily Mirror

New rare error £2 coin found by experts and it could be worth £2,000

This particular error coin has seen the design accidentally minted on one type of metal - so it appears all in one colour instead of having a gold-coloured outer ring and silver-coloured centre

Evening Standard

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Why there is and isn't a Year of the Cat

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