Check your change before spending it as you could be sitting on a small fortune Check your change for five UK coins still in circulation worth over £3,000 (Image: Getty )
Brits have been told to check their change for five of the rarest coins in UK circulation. Combined, these pieces could be worth over £3,000 to the right buyer.
In a clip shared on the social media platform TikTok , a coin collector known as the Coin Collecting Wizard explained how to spot the coins. " Most valuable coins you can find in your change revealed," he said, as he kicked off his video.
The initial coin he singled out was the 2009 50p piece, which features an image of Kew Gardens' iconic pagoda. He said: "Let's start with a 50 pence coin and of course it is the 2009 Kew Gardens 50p.