You could have a coin worth £49 hiding in your wallet – here’s how to check if you’re sitting on free cash

THIS £2 coin currently in circulation in the UK could be worth up to £49.

Cash-strapped Brits looking to make some money should check down the back of their sofas for this rare coin.

According to change experts Coinhunter, there are 63 different designs for the iconic £2.

Around 37 of them are in circulation and can even be found in your spare change.

But one version in particular could see you net a tidy profit.

The XVII 2002 Commonwealth Games £2 coins were created to mark the seventeenth games, hosted in Manchester.

And the Northern Ireland version, of which there are 485,500 in circulation, has sold for up to £49.

There has also been a final bid of £48.68 for the rare coin registered on the popular online site.

It usually sells for around £35 on eBay based on recent months.

In terms of the England and Scotland editions, there are 650,500 and 771,750 copies in circulation.

Although less coveted, these can sell for around £28 to £8 on eBay respectively.

Each coin features the same base design of a runner with a flag but each contains the flag of their country.

Unfortunately for coin hunters, the other 26 designs for £2 coins were issued as “commemorative coins”.

This means they were not put into circulation so will sadly not appear in a random coat pocket.

Special £2 coins aren’t the only big wins you could find in your piggy bank, we’ve listed the rarest 10ps here.

And, here is a round-up of all the most valuable coins in Britain.

You could also make thousands of pounds if you find a rare note.

The £5 note with the lowest serial number available to the public – AA01000017 – sold for £4,150 at auction in October in 2016.

Since then some plastic fivers have sold for thousands of pounds on eBay.

To check if your notes are worth anything on eBay, tick “completed and sold items” and filter by the highest value.

How to check if your small change is worth anything

Online tools from change experts like Coin Hunter are helpful to see how much it could be worth as well.

You can also refer to Change Checker’s latest scarcity index update to see which coins are topping the charts.

Change Checker tracks which rare coins and valuable notes are worth the most.