FIVE COINS WORTH A PRETTY PENNY

£1 £ gold sovereign 1936 £ 1 million

To T commemorate the ascension to t the throne of Edward VIII, only six of these 22-carat £1 gold coins were produced – before he abdicated in 1936. It is also unusual in that unlike other monarchs he faced left, as this was the profile that he insisted on showing. ng.

One penny 1933 £80,000

There was a huge surplus of penny pieces so none were required in 1933 – though seven were minted for special events. Some of the coins are believed to o have been placed under new church urch foundations.

2p coin marked ‘new pence’ 1983 1 £1,000

All A 2p coins minted after decimalisation d in 1971 were produced pr with a ‘new pence’ mark on the tail side until the end of 1981. After this date almost all were marked ‘two pence’ yet in 1983 a batch of 500 coins was accidentally issued marked ‘new pence’.

50p ‘silver proof’ Peter Rabbit 2016 £1,000

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter in 2016, a ‘silver proof’ coloured coin of this character was produced in a limited edition of 15,000. It is not to be confused with Peter Rabbit 50p coins put in circulation or a 2019 ‘silver proof’ reissue that can still be bought for £65.

50p ‘hidden face’ swimmer 2012 Olympics £800

A batch ba of 600 coins featuring a swimmer sw with wavy lines obscuring their t face was accidentally issued to t commemorate the 2012 London L Olympics. It was later replaced r with a coin where the face fac could be seen.