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Old 20-03-2023, 12:46 PM #5
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Originally Posted by Soldier Boy View Post
I used to search through the 50p bags on my lunch breaks for Beatrix Potter and 2012 Olympics 50p's because some of them go for £5 - £10 . Only ever found a few worth bothering with the hassle of selling. Plus you have to take the 50p hit of replacing it with a generic coin .

I once worked with a fella who thought he'd found a super-rare £2 worth over £500, he googled it and was getting all excited, but it turned out it wasn't the one he thought it was and it was only worth about £8 .

£6 profit is better than a poke in the eye with a stick, to be fair.
My other half collects them
She has a Kew Gardens one that making about 200 at the moment
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