Six years ago one million special edition Brexit 50p coins had to be melted down and destroyed by the Royal Mint because they featured the wrong exit date.

Gregory Edmund, a numismatic specialist who researches coins from Spink & Son auction house, described the discovery as the collector’s equivalent of “Willy Wonka’s golden ticket”.

Britons are urged to check their loose change for a rare Brexit 50p coin that could be worth over £40,000. Two coins with a wrong exit date have surfaced, potentially fetching high auction prices ...

People are being urged to check their pockets after two 50p Brexit coins minted with the wrong exit date were discovered. Around a million of the special coins to mark the planned Brexit day of 31 ...

Some rare, special edition, 50p Brexit coins could be in circulation and may be worth a small fortune because of an error in ...

Two rare 50p coins have been discovered that could be worth up to £40,000, after being handed in to auction house Spink and ...

Two 50p coins which were believed to have been destroyed have been found - and each could be worth £40,000. There is a chance ...

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A coin expert has urged Brits  to check their change as your little 50p coin could be worth a whopping £42k. Six years ago, the Royal Mint created one million special edition Brexit 50p coins. However ...

Britons are urged to check their loose change for a rare Brexit 50p coin that could be worth over £40,000. Two coins with a wrong exit date have surfaced, potentially fetching high auction prices ...