Check your change and down the back of the sofa after a rare 50p coin sold for 250 times its value on eBay this week ...

Escorted by Foundation for the Reading Pagoda members Kevin Lerch, left, and president Joey Miranda, Patty Pagoda emerges ...

It was first released in 2009 to mark the 250th anniversary of Kew Gardens, a botanic garden in London which opened in 1759. On one side the famed 50p shows the Chinese Pagoda at the Royal Botanic ...

Rare coins to look out for in your change include a coveted Kew Gardens 50p and a selection of special alphabet 10p coins. Mark Loveridge, director of UK currency at the Royal Mint, said ...

Rare coins to look out for in your change include a coveted Kew Gardens 50p and a selection of special alphabet 10p coins. Mark Loveridge, director of UK currency at the Royal Mint, said: “The coinage ...

The Kew Gardens 50p, owned by a coin collector in ... and the reverse is dominated by the iconic Chinese Pagoda at Kew, with a leafy climber wrapped around the tower. The coin sold on eBay had ...

Historic England, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, The John Innes Centre, University of Cambridge and Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust have been involved in the restoration. The work will include high ...

The 50p coin, which could earn you hundreds of pounds, features Kew Gardens' iconic Chinese Pagoda. The Chinese Pagoda, a Grade 1 listed building was constructed in 1761 as a gift for Princess ...