People in the UK might be sitting on a small fortune without even realising it, as coin jars across the country could contain rare pieces highly sought after by collectors.

Some of these coins are not just spare change but could indeed sell for a significant sum - as much as £130,000.

People in the UK might be sitting on a small fortune without even realising it, as coin jars across the country could contain rare pieces highly sought after by collectors. Some of these coins are not just spare change but could indeed sell for a significant sum - as much as £130,000.

Coin enthusiasts have been encouraged to sift through their loose change in search of valuable coins that could potentially enable them to "take an early retirement". An expert at Coin Collector UK highlighted three particular coins in a TikTok video that together could be worth up to £130,000. The specialist said: "You can take an early retirement if you find these coins."

He detailed the value of a 1933 penny, noting: "One of these old pennies sold at auction for £127,000. The year you need to find is 1933. Less than 10 of these were ever produced. These are worth huge money with one selling for well over £100,000 pounds. And another for about £86,000."

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Additionally, he drew attention to a 2011 Olympic Aquatics 50p coin, which due to a minting error, could be valued at £2,000. "The Olympic Aquatics coin can be worth £2,000 if you find the error."

To identify the valuable coin he advised: "You need to check if the lines are covering the face like the ones on the rest of the coin. It's thought that only 500 were produced before they changed it to this design without the lines.", reports LancsLive.

Finally, you could potentially be holding a small fortune if you've got a 2014 £2 coin depicting Lord Kitchener with a specific minting error. The valued error is when the words "two pounds" are missing on the Queen's effigy side.

The expert said: "Finally, this Lord Kitchener £2, which you can find in your change can be worth £800. If yours doesn't say 'two pounds' at the bottom, then you are onto a winner. Only a handful of these have been found. This is called a mule era. So get looking for any of these coins in your change."

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