If you’re anything like the team at Coin Collector, you love spotting unusual and interesting coins in your change, whether it’s a Paddington 50p, one of the elusive A to Z of Britain 10p coins, or an intriguing £2 coin. For many of us the interest in modern coins began with the London 2012 Olympic Games, as 29 different 50p coins were entered into circulation in one go – suddenly everyone was checking their change, buying, selling and swapping the coins, as they tried to get the full set. My favourite has to be the ‘Football’ 50p which eloquently explains the offside rule – who knew a coin could be so informative?
So how rare are these coins, should you keep them or just spend them, and how much might…
