It’s time to dig under the sofa cushions and empty out your pockets, with collectors ready to pay far higher than face value if you can find certain £1 styles while rummaging around for your spare change.
A list of the most valuable traditional £1 coins has been released by experts at money specialist website ChangeChecker.
The 2014 Flax design as a boxed coin in mint condition, could earn sellers up to £34 on Ebay, according to The Metro.
The most rare design is the traditional 2011 Edinburgh, valued at £5 but worth up to £30 depending on the condition. The 2010 London £1 coin design similarly sells for £5 but can fetch up to £30 online.
The 2010 Belfast, eighth rarest of the 24 £1 coin designs in circulation, currently sells for up to £30 online. By contrast, the 2008 version of the more common Royal Arms £1 coin is worth up to £15 online, according to The Metro.
The £1 coin was first introduced in 1983, with 2.2 billion circulated since, according to Change Checker.
Shopkeepers across the UK will no longer be accepting the traditional £1 coins from 15 October.
javascript:void(0);The new 12-sided replacements will feature national floral emblems of the UK’s four countries emerging from a coronet. More than a billion of the new £1 coins are due to be in circulation by 28 March.
The designs of the traditional 24 types span from a representation of the Menai Bridge to the Celtic cross with a pimpernel flower. Other depictions include the Egyptian Arch railway bridge and an oak tree with a royal diadem.
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