Right, you know how it is. You get a few coins back in your change, a £2 coin with some bloke in a hat or a 50p with a rabbit on it. I always save the £2 coins irrespective of being them “special” or not.

I always think to myself “oh don’t spend that, it’s collectable” (or at least that’s what I’ve been told and read). The thing is, I’ve had this jar for years now and this little pile of “valuable” coins just sits in a jar amongst other coins just gathering dust.

Long story short, do I just use these to buy a PS5 or are these actually worth more than face value and need to be sold as collectors items.

I haven’t got a fucking clue.

by SniffingBadger

36 comments

  6. They’d have to be perfect condition to be worth anything extra to collectors. If they’ve been in circulation for a while then they probably aren’t. I can see a lot of dings around the edges of them and there’s probably a lot of marks and scratches that you cant just buff out by cleaning them up.

    That being said, if you get some personal enjoyment out of collecting them then its up to you if you want to use them. They may still be worth something someday but you’d have to keep them properly stored and not rattling around together in a jar.

  9. I think the idea is generational.. eventually they will be worth something.

  11. You’re better off collecting rare stamps. Philately will get you everywhere.

  12. I had one of the first new 5 quid notes once. Bought a pint with it. Was a tough call.

  13. Poor pole dancers in the UK… 🥺 It must hurt when you get hit by a pound coin on the forehead. 😬

  14. I recently sold a £2 coin for £9!

    Looking at eBay I could have gotten anything from 73p to £15 for it.

    I couldn’t believe it when I saw the sold listing that went for 73p!

  15. My dad was into collecting coins and he had a 50p that was supposed to be worth an additional £999.50. A few years ago he asked me to put it on eBay for him. Still there.

  16. The Shakespeare £2’s your get a few quid for. The rest ent really must cop!

  17. >99.9999% of coins you come across will be worth nothing but face value, but if you like them then keep them. 

    I have the Olympics set for example, because I liked collecting them. Will never be worth anything more than the fact I like them. 

  19. Search eBay for SOLD versions of each of these coins and you’ll have your answer. Most are simply worth face value though.

  20. If you want to know how much they actually sell for you can filter this on Ebay. Search for your item on Ebay and then in the “show only” menu there is an option for sold items. This is how much people paid for stuff.

    Some of these £2 coins you can sell for about £4 if you offer free shipping.

  25. I have a very similar but slightly smaller “collection”. I’m not sure why I keep them really!

  26. I think that’s more change than I’ve had pass through my pockets in over a decade! 😁

  27. Remember when numpties were collecting fivers for the codes written on them. Brilliant.

  30. Some are worth a bit above face value, some will be just the face value.

    Honestly I doubt it’s worth the effort trying to sell them, either spend them normally in shops or just keep collecting them.

  31. I’ve got a £2 commemorating the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery that I got as change from a shop recently.  Thought it was going for £70 on ebay, but turns out that’s only ones with a specific defect.  As far as I can tell my stupid coin is perfect and therefore worth very little (£2 in fact).

  32. I’m a cashier and I see most of these coins every week lol, most of them aren’t rare.

  33. Coin collector here. Most of these are fairly run of the mill and not that special but you have a couple that are really small-run mints that people would pay decent money for.

    I did some totting up and including the rare ones, I’d estimate your collection could go for at least £39.50.

  35. That Shakespeare one is metal as fuck.

    Also this has made me realise how little I handle cash nowadays.

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