A coin expert has encouraged Brits to keep an eye out for some unusual 10p coins, which could be worth £80 in a collection. The coins each feature a letter of the alphabet and an image of something considered “quintessentially British”.
Released by the Royal Mint in 2018 as part of the “Great British Coin Hunt”, they include references to James Bond, fish and chips, and cricket, among others. Due to their popularity, more of the coins were minted the following year, although many have since been snapped up by eager collectors.
In a video uploaded to TikTok, a coin expert known as the Coin Collector UK, shared some examples of these pieces. In a post titled “these 10p coins are worth up to £25”, he displayed coins A through to G.
His viewers took to the comment section to find out more. One asked: “I have [a] full set of them, 2018, what [are] they worth? ” He replied that these could be worth £70 to £80.
Another asked which individual coins are worth the most. According to the coin collector, these are A, B and Z from 2019.
At the time of reporting, full collections of these coins were listed for sale on eBay for £195 and £129. On its website, the Royal Mint explains that these coins were created for as part of a coin hunt.
It says: “To mark the London 2012 Games, The Royal Mint struck a set of 29 designs featuring Olympic and Paralympic sports onto a set of commemorative 50p coins. A number of them also entered circulation.
“The coins were the talk of Britain amongst families, neighbours, colleagues and friends, capturing the imagination of the nation, as people from all generations checked their change enthusiastically for the designs they were ‘missing’ from their collection. Those who simply wished to obtain a full set for themselves had fun buying the commemorative coin editions for themselves.
“A year on from the games, 70 percent of the circulating editions had disappeared from the nation’s change, seized by would-be coin collectors for their piggy banks, collector folders and money boxes, indicating the popularity of coin hunting with the British public.
“‘The Great British Coin Hunt’ provides a similar challenge to collect A to Z designs, struck onto the popular, easily accessible, 10p piece.” It adds: “The Quintessentially British A-Z 10p coins are back by popular demand and making a return in 2019 to allow the nation to continue to collect the series for another year.”