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King Charles III coins. The Royal Mint revealed the coins of next year which will see His Majesty's portrait on a £2.

With a new monarch in place, our currency will soon be looking slightly different to what Brits have been used to for decades.

A rare 50p coin was sold for thousands of pounds this month - and there are hundreds more of them still in circulation. Britannia Coin Company sold the ‘lines over face’ 50p coin made to celebrate the 2012 London Olympics to an anonymous collector for £2,500.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxYou could you be sitting on a small fortune after nipping out to buy your essentials.Some very rare coins could be found just about anywhere, and some are worth a huge amount.Jon White, who runs the Britannia Coin Company, has shared some of the rarest older coins out there – and how much they could fetch if you come across one.It's not just about checking your change after you have been to the shops, reports TheSun.If you are a bit of a collector you could have some knocking about, and not know you are sitting on a gold mine!Many will be keeping their eyes peeled for one in particular, which could fetch a jaw-dropping £25,000.

rare coin collector? Those who get a lot of thrill from collecting rare coins have been warned they could be scammed on eBay.It is believed sellers have been trying to sell fake Kew Gardens 50p coins, which is the rarest in circulation. Usually a genuine Kew Gardens coin can flog for around £400 online – more than 800 times its face value.