With Olympics fever set to reach fever pitch in the coming weeks with the Tokyo games starting, it could be time to check those piggy banks for rare coins.
In the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics, The Royal Mint launched a range of 50p coins to celebrate the diverse events of the games - from archery to wrestling.
They became a favourite among collectors as a wave of enthusiasm swept across the country during the games in the capital.
The Royal Mint introduced 29 of them featuring different sports to celebrate the London Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.
The Royal Mint is reminding the public to look out for the rare Olympic 50p’s that were released into circulation back in 2012.
It could be time to raid those piggy banks and check under the sofa, with four circulating 2019 10p coins that are rarer than most selling for more than a 100 times face value online.
The coins, which depict an A-Z of what makes Britain great, are the second such batch after the launch of the series in 2018 by the Royal Mint.
However, the 2019 set has a smaller mintage figure with some struck just 63,000 times, making them three times rarer than the fabled Kew Gardens 50p coin that can now sell for up to £175.
Coin hunt: The 2019 A-Z of 10p coins are far rarer than the set from a year earlier - and even the fabled Kew Gardens 50p
This sought-after 2p coin is worth almost £500 - here s how check if you have one
The coin first entered circulation in 1989 and has been highly prized by collectors
Not all 2 pence coins have the same value, it would appear (Image: PA)
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The Royal Mint has begun the countdown to the 50th anniversary of D-day . Not the World War II beach landing, that was in 1944, but decimalisation day .
On 15 February 1971, UK coinage was reorganised into the way we know today, with the old system of 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound abolished. Instead, a pound would be worth 100 pence, rather than 240, as it had before.
The UK was slightly behind the curve on this, with Russia introducing a decimalised ruble in 1704 and the US in 1792, while a previous effort to do so in Britain failed in 1824.
The Royal Mint has released a 50p coin to commemorate 50 years since the decimalisation of British coinage in February 1971