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The 2025 Bee £1 is set to be the UK's rarest pound coin currently in circulation! 🐝 In fact, as of this moment, the 2025 Bee £1 is even rarer than both the Salmon and Kew Gardens 50ps! Find out more: changechecker.org/2025BeePound

On this day back in 1958, Michael Bond’s A Bear Called Paddington was first published — and the rest, as they say, is history! The Paddington 50p series captured the hearts of collectors across the UK. From his love of marmalade sandwiches to his adventures around London, it’s no wonder he’s become a firm Change Checker favourite! 🎬 Watch our video to see the full Paddington 50p series — and if you’d like to add these much-loved coins to your collection, head to 👉 changechecker.org/Paddingtonbear…

Just 7 days to go until our 50p for 50p coin swap at Goodwood Revival! 🏁 We'll be at Goodwood Revival 12th-14th September swapping any 50p for a 2025 UK Stories of the Second World War 50p, PLUS you have the chance to WIN a Silver Proof Stories of the Second World War 50p during our giveaway hour each day! Full details here: changechecker.org/GoodwoodRevival

Born in the Year of the Horse? You’ll love this! 🐎 The brand new 2026 Lunar Year of the Horse £5 coin has just been released, and it’s the very first 2026 dated UK coin to be issued! Discover the latest addition to The Royal Mint’s Lunar Year Collection and explore the full series here: changechecker.org/LunarHorse

359 years ago today, a spark inside a baker’s oven on Pudding Lane transformed into one of the most well-known disasters to hit London - the Great Fire of London. In this fact file, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the 2016 Great Fire of London £2, issued to mark 250 years since the historic event. Find out more about this coin: www.changechecker.orgGreatFire2FF

This month, British sculptor and coin designer Ian Rank-Broadley celebrates his 73rd birthday! 🎂 He created the Fourth Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II after winning a competition to design a new coinage portrait in 1997. His portrait featured on UK and Commonwealth coinage between 1998 and 2015, the baton was handed to Jody Clark. Find out more about the designers behind the obverses on our coins: changechecker.org/CoinDesigners

Ever wondered how much the rare coins and banknotes in your collection could be worth? Our latest eBay Tracker update reveals how much the top 11 rarest coins and banknotes are selling for on the secondary market right now – plus, the 2025 Bee £1 joins the lineup! 🐝 Check out the full eBay Tracker here: changechecker.org/Aug25eBayTrack…

On this day in 1964, the first Mary Poppins film was released 🌂 Have you seen the Mary Poppins 50p issued earlier this year? The design features original illustrations of the magical nanny soaring over the rooftops, taken from the cover of in P.L. Travers’ book published in 1934. Read our blog to find out more about the 2025 Mary Poppins 50p: changechecker.org/MaryPoppins50p

Today is International Dog Day! 🐶 Some of our favourite dogs feature on these 50ps - the lovable Gromit on the 2019 Wallace and Gromit 50p and the adorable Snowdog on the 2022 Snowman and Snowdog 50p! Have you got a dog in your life? Comment a photo of your furry friend below 🐕

Have you heard!? The 2022 dated Nations of the Crown £1 is officially the RAREST Queen Elizabeth II pound coin currently in circulation! 😲 The hunt is now on to find a 2022 Nations of the Crown £1 in your change, and with such a low mintage compared to others, getting your hands on one won’t be easy! Read our blog to find out more: changechecker.org/2022QEIIPound

@69julz69 Hi Julian, they'll definitely be hard to come by, especially with such a low mintage. But this is the best time to snap one up before they all get found by collectors! Kate

@ChangeChecker No chance of getting them as they are held at post offices and large shops for friends and families so never getting out in the public domain

The 2025 Bee £1 is set to be the UK's rarest pound coin currently in circulation! 🐝 In fact, as of this moment, the 2025 Bee £1 is even rarer than both the Salmon and Kew Gardens 50ps! Find out more: changechecker.org/2025BeePound

@LesCoinsUK It'll definitely be a hard one to find! Fingers crossed one shows up in your change 🐝

@ChangeChecker Given how few many of us have seen of the 2023 £1, the Salmon and the Kew... this 2025 £1 will be rarer than hen's teeth or rocking horse manure! Wait for the price gouging on Ebay... easily be over £100 🤬

🐝BREAKING NEWS🐝 We’ve just heard that 170,000 of the 2025 Bee £1 coins will soon enter circulation – meaning it will be the RAREST UK coin currently in our change! ✨ Join us LIVE at 7.30am when we’ll tell you everything we know about today’s announcement, or read our blog to find out more right now: changechecker.org/2025BeePound

We’re excited to announce that our next Live 50p Swap will be at Goodwood Revival! 🏎️ We’ll be giving collectors the chance to swap any 50p for a 2025 Stories of the Second World War 50p, PLUS there’ll be 1 silver 50p up for grabs each day we’re there! Our Red Arrows 50p swap at the Royal International Air Tattoo last month gathered queues so long, we almost got shut down - and we’re expecting this next swap to be just as popular! Check out our blog for details: changechecker.org/GoodwoodRevival

Have you seen these Ozzy Osbourne banknotes designed by artist Dion Kitson?! 🦇 Find out more about how the public can help design the UK's new banknotes on our blog: changechecker.org/BanknoteRedesi…

Today marks 80 years since Victory over Japan Day - the day when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces, ending World War Two. In an audio message, King Charles III said that those who fought and died in the Pacific and Far East during the war "shall never be forgotten". His Majesty will attend a remembrance service at the National Memorial Arboretum today and a 2 minute silence will be observed at 12 midday, followed by a flypast from the Red Arrows. On this day of remembrance, we take a look back at some of the UK coins that tell the story of Britain's warfare history, read more: changechecker.org/UKMilitaryCoins

Today, The Princess Royal celebrates her 75th Birthday 🎂 Have you seen the 75th Birthday of Princess Anne £5 that was issued in July? In both a numismatic and Royal first - this was actually the first time that Princess Anne had featured on a UK coin! Read our blog to find out more: changechecker.org/PrincessAnne75

Have you just found an interesting coin in your change and are wondering how rare it is? Our Scarcity Index helps you determine just how scarce and sought-after the coins in circulation are! Check out our latest Scarcity Index Update: changechecker.org/ScarcityIndexA…

So you've found this coin in your change, but you don't know much about it? Well, Change Checker has you covered! In this fact file, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the 2005 Dictionary 50p 📕 Find out more here: changechecker.org/DictionaryFF