YOU could end up back home with more than a tan after your summer holiday this year. Find a rare foreign coin in your spare ...

As a result, only a handful of Brasher Doubloons were struck, ever. And over time, they became one of the rarest coins in the world. 4. 1849 Double Eagle Gold Coin. The 1849 Double Eagle Gold Coin is ...

@CoinCollectingWizard continued: "Just 210,000 Kew Gardens were minted for circulation in 2009 and has become the Holy Grail of UK coin hunting. So next time you are at the shop, make sure you ask for ...

Other historic US coins have fetched vast sums at auction too. A rare 1794 silver dollar believed to be one of the first – if not the first – made by the US mint sold for $10 million in 2013.

The dime - described as "one of the rarest coins of the 20th century" - was produced by the US Mint in San Francisco. But it is missing a distinctive mark, one of only two dimes made in 1975 known ...