A rare 50p coin has sold for 645 times its shop value - after a collector snapped it up for an eye-watering £322.88 on eBay.

There are so many ways to check if your rare coin is worth a lot of money. From its rarity to condition, we've seen a lot of these pieces turn heads among collectors, including the penny coin which is ...

The coin features an image of the iconic Beatrix Potter character Benjamin Bunny and has been put up on the online marketplace eBay. With an image of Queen Elizabeth II on the back, the coin dates ...

Whether it's a card collection or old toys, certain things are definitely worth collecting nowadays. Take rare coins for example, the "rarest penny in UK history" holds a huge value of £72,000 so it's ...

A rare 50p coin has sold for almost 500 times its shop value - after a collector snapped it up for an eye-watering £245 on eBay. The coin is one of 210,000 issued in 2009 to mark the 250th anniversary ...

RARE coins are being sold on eBay for an eyewatering 400 times their face value. Fierce bidding wars that went on for 10 days straight were sparked by coin collectors desperate to get their hands on ...

The 50p was designed by a talented eight-year-old A RARE coin has sold for a whopping £165 after a fierce bidding war. The 2009 Athletics Olympic coin fetched 27 offers but eventually sold for 330 ...

You could be sitting on a fortune as some rare coins are worth way more than face value. Previously, collectors have been urged to look out for a 'super' rare 50p coin that could be worth more than ...

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There's a plethora of methods to check whether your rare coin could fetch a tidy sum. From its scarcity to its condition, there's many to keep your eye on, including the "rarest coin in UK history".

You might be sitting on a small fortune as certain rare coins are valued far beyond their face worth. Just recently, the final batch of £1 coins were released which are now believed to be the 'rarest' ...