If you've got some spare change jingling around in your pocket, it might be beneficial to give it a closer look. But why? Well, it turns out you could be carrying around a rare coin worth £50.

A rare 20p coin sold for a whopping £232 on eBay – over 1,000 times its face value. The coin, which features a rare minting error, had collectors scrambling to get their hands on it.

As it is so unusual it has meant the coin has been dubbed the "holy grail" of change collecting making it much sought after. The 20p coin was highlighted on Instagram by Coin Collecting Wizard.

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We are all being urged to check our change after a rare Royal Mint 20p coin sold for 450 times its face value on eBay. The 20p piece is a rare “mule” coin dating from 2008, and fetched £90 at ...

That's because you may have a rare coin lurking among the old silvers and coppers. There are 20p coins that could be worth £50 lurking in Brits' change – but do you have one? TikToker @ ...

Rare coins can be worth hundreds of times more than their face value, as one person found out when they sold a 20p coin for more than £230 on eBay. We are all being urged to check our wallets for ...

Rare coins can be worth hundreds of times more than their face value, as one person found out when they sold a 20p coin for more than £230 on eBay. We are all being urged to check our wallets for rare ...

Check your change and take a look down the back of the sofa after a rare Royal Mint 20p coin sold for 450 times its face value this week. The 20p piece is a “mule” coin dating from 2008 and ...

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