10p, 50p and £2 coins amongst the most sought-after coins

They could be worth a lot more than their face value

Coins - 'T' 10p, Kew Gardens 50p and 'Y' 10p
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 7th Aug 2020

Every few months the Change Checker website updates their Scarcity Index with the most sought-after coins around. And the latest results have revealed how the Coronavirus Pandemic might have affected the coins that are worth more than their face value.

The current Coronavirus Pandemic has meant that fewer people are using coins, instead preferring to use other methods of payment, such as contactless, so according to Change Checker, 'It has exposed some new trends on the indexes'.

The website has revealed, it's the 'T' 10p piece that is topping the Scarcity Index, meanwhile, the Yeoman Warder isn't far behind in second.

Change Checker Scarcity Index

These special 10p coins were launched by The Royal Mint in March 2018, featuring designs such as the highly sought-after cup of tea, fish and chips, cricket, and the Loch Ness monster. There are 26 designs to map out the A-Z of what makes Britain great – from the Angel of the North to a Zebra Crossing.

Now take look through some special 10p coin designs:

A – Angel of the North


B – Bond…James Bond


C – Cricket


D – Double Decker Bus


E – English Breakfast


F – Fish & Chips


G – Greenwich Mean Time


H – Houses of Parliament


I – Ice-Cream Cone


J – Jubilee


K – King Arthur


L – Loch Ness Monster


M – Mackintosh


N – National Health Service


O – Oak Tree


P – Post Box


Q – Queuing


R – Robin


S – Stonehenge


T – Teapot


U – Union Flag


V – Village


W – World Wide Web


X – X Marks the Spot


Y – Yeoman


Z – Zebra Crossing


Other coins that you should keep a look out for are, the Kew Gardens 50p coin, which remains the most sought-after 50p, one of which sold for more than £100 earlier this year. Meanwhile it's the Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland £2 coin that you should also search out.

According to a recent search on eBay this design is currently selling for around £50, so it might be time to check your pockets!

Now take a look at dinosaur 50p designs:

Megalosaurus

The Dinosauria Collection - Megalosaurus
Gold proof

Megalosaurus

The Dinosauria Collection - Megalosaurus
Silver proof

Megalosaurus

The Dinosauria Collection - Megalosaurus
Colour-printed Silver proof

Iguanodon

The Dinosauria Collection - Iguanodon
Gold proof

Iguanodon

The Dinosauria Collection - Iguanodon
Silver proof

Iguanodon

The Dinosauria Collection - Iguanodon
Colour-printed Silver proof

Hylaeosaurus

The Dinosauria Collection - Hylaeosaurus
Silver proof

Hylaeosaurus

The Dinosauria Collection - Hylaeosaurus
Colour-printed Silver proof

Each year new designs are released by The Royal Mint, some 50p designs in recent years include, Peter Pan, Gruffalo, Professor Stephen Hawking, Peter Rabbit, Sherlock Holmes, and two Paddington Bear designs.

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