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Valuable currency: everyday UK notes and coins that are worth more than face value

Windfall in your wallet
The ‘Offside Rule’ 50p
The EC Commemorative 50p
2002 Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland £2
2008 Kew Gardens 50p
2008 undated 20p
WWF 50p
1983 'New Pence' 2p
2012 London Olympics aquatic 50p
2015 Britannia £2 coin
2016/17 Beatrice Potter Commemorative 50p
Polymer £5 note
The lower the serial number...
Dead valuable
The new tenner
What to watch out for
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2008 Kew Gardens 50p

The rarest sterling coin in circulation, the 2008 Kew Gardens 50p piece had a limited run of just 210,000. The shiniest, most pristine examples can command prices up to £120, so keep a keen eye out for these coins.
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26 February 2019

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