A rare two-pence piece is set to fetch up to £400 at auction today – and Brits have been urged to check their change in case they've got one too. The coin, dated 1985, was found in a piggy bank ...

Brits have been urged to “keep an eye out” for a rare coin that could be worth over £1,000. This two pence piece features a striking error that makes it ...

A rare two-pence piece has just sold for £750 at auction today – and Brits have been urged to check their change in case they've got one too. The coin, dated 1985, was found in a piggy bank in ...

Brits are being told to keep their eyes peeled for a two pence coin that could bag them over £1,000 due to its rarity. This particular two pence piece is different as it was erroneously struck in ...

He added: “So somehow a cupronickel silvery-looking blank has managed to get into one of the striking machines and has filtered into the machine whilst they were striking two pence coins.

These coins are labelled 2p and 50p. The ‘p’ means pennies or pence. The value of these coins is 2 pence and 50 pence. £1 is the symbol for one pound. The £1 coin is worth 100 pennies or pence.