Check your change for four UK coins 'worth over £140,000'

An expert has revealed four UK coins that could “make you retire” from work if you find them. These highly sought-after pieces could be worth more than £140,000 combined.

In a video uploaded to social media platform TikTok, an expert known as theCoin Collecting Wizard explained what to look for. He said: “Coins that will make you retire.

“Save this, you don't want to miss this one.” The first coin he noted was a penny from 1933.

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This is especially valuable due to the fact that only around six or seven are believed to have been produced by the Royal Mint. The reverse side of this valuable penny displays Britannia holding a trident, whilst King George V's image appears on the obverse.

He told his viewers that this penny could be worth around £130,000 to collectors. He said: “The rarity of the 1933 UK penny makes it highly sought after by collectors and its scarcity contributes significantly to its market value.

“If you happen to have a 1933 UK penny in your possession then you are 100 per cent rich and can easily sell this coin for over £100,000.” An example of this coin sold for £127,000 in 2016.

The Royal Mint website provides some insight into the coin's history: "No record was kept at the time of how many pennies dated 1933 were made but it is thought to be no more than six or seven.

"With no precise record of the number made, and with the coin having been struck to ordinary circulation standard, it seemed possible that one might turn up in everyday use, prompting a generation to search their change for the rare but ultimately elusive penny of 1933."

Next he urged people to look for a 2p coin dated 1983. If it has a specific error it could be worth £1,500.

“The 1983 ‘new pence’ two pence coin from the United Kingdom is considered rare due to a specific transition in the design of the coin,” he said. “In 1983, the Royal Mint in the UK began the process of changing the inscription on the two pence coin from ‘new pence’ to ‘two pence’.”

However, some of these coins were minted with the old phrase “new pence” making them rare and valuable. “If you find this rare coin, you are looking at £1,000 plus,” he added.

The third coin on his list is known as the Olympics aquatics 50p. This coin was minted in 2011 to mark the 2012 London Olympics.

On its reverse (the tail side) the coin features a swimmer. However, only the older version which shows water lines going over the face is valuable.

He continued: “If you find an aquatic 50p error coin with lines over the face, it could be worth a small fortune. A small handful of this original design was put into circulation, but it was then adapted very quickly to show the face above the water.

“With so few of the original design out there, it's meant the coin's value has been pushed up significantly.” According to the expert, this could fetch £2,000.

Lastly, he noted that a a gold-proof Kew Gardens 50p recently sold for £6,800 at the Royal Mint's online auction.

He said: “The ultra rare version of the sought-after Kew Gardens 50 p was estimated to fetch between £5,000 and £6,000 and did end up selling for thousands.”

This coin features the image of the gardens’ famous pagoda on its reverse side.