Incredibly rare penny coin worth thousands more than face value – see if you have it

Always cheque your uncommon coin postulation arsenic you could beryllium sitting connected a luck without adjacent realising it. Now an incredibly uncommon penny coin is believed to beryllium of precocious value

You should ever cheque your rare coin collection!

That's due to the fact that we've seen immoderate pieces merchantability for an eye-watering sum astatine auction, oregon adjacent connected eBay, successful caller weeks. Previously, a rare £2 with the Queen's head deed the internet, portion the "rarest" 50p coin (above the Kew Gardens piece) turned heads too.

Now TikTok idiosyncratic @CoinCollectingWizard, who boasts 206,000 followers, shared a clip which starts disconnected with idiosyncratic cleaning a pre-decimal penny from 1899, a signifier you should ne'er bash arsenic it could harm the coin.

He said: "Here we person the 1894 pre-decimal penny and this was really the past pre-decimal penny to diagnostic a young caput of Queen Victoria oregon different known arsenic Bun Head. As you tin see, the obverse features the bust of Victoria facing near hairsbreadth successful a bun."

Discussing Queen Victoria, helium revealed however she was the longest reigning British monarch astatine 64 years until Elizabeth II successful 2015. He added: "The reverse shows the helmed Britannia seated facing right, holding a trident, manus resting connected a shield with the day below.

"The 1894 penny successful other good information easy sells for implicit £160." Then turning his attraction to a 2nd coin, the idiosyncratic explained: "This is the 1882 H penny from the United Kingdom.

"Unlike different varieties, the H mint people connected this penny is recovered underneath the day alternatively than to the left. The H is precise tiny truthful marque definite you usage a microscope arsenic it tin get precise worn too. On the obverse is the young caput of Queen Victoria.

"[Meanwhile] connected the reverse broadside of the coin is Britannia seated adjacent to a shield and holding an almighty trident. The 1882 with a H mint people is precise invaluable and has been known to merchantability for £280."

The video has been liked galore times since it was shared. Out of the comments, 1 said: "Another informative video, thanks." While different chimed in: "I person 4 of this coin."

In different uncommon coin stories, an old uncommon penny worthy a staggering £150,000 sent collectors wild. But successful bid to container a fortune, you'll request to find the benignant which features definite detail.