These are the rarest and most valuable £1 coins that can fetch more than 10 TIMES their value on eBay

NEED a cash boost this spring? You could be sitting on a fortune if you have a rare £1 coin hidden in your wallet.

You could make a pretty penny with some of the most unusual coins fetching over 10 times their face value on eBay.

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Here are the coins to look out for if you want a pound…

What are the rarest £1 coins?

Here are the ten rarest £1 coins still in circulation and the price they are currently selling for on eBay.

2011 Edinburgh £1

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According to the blog ChangeChecker, the Edinburgh £1 is the rarest one pound coin currently in circulation.

The coin was part of a series depicting the four capital cities of the United Kingdom and is the only £1 coin with less than one million mintage.

ChangeChecker’s calculations suggest there are likely 935,000 Edinburgh City coins left in circulation.

On eBay, the highest price we’ve seen for one of these coins recently was £11.59.

That means you could sell it for more than 10 times its face value.

2011 Wales Cardiff City £1

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This coin was also part of the Capital Cities series but is slightly less rare with an estimated mintage of 1,615,000.

Designed by Stuart Devlin, goldsmith and jeweler to the Queen, this coin features the circular Coat of Arms of Cardiff as the main motif representing Wales.

The highest price we could find for the coin on eBay recently was £11.01.

2010 London City £1

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A third coin to be released as part of the UK series capitals was the London £1.

The coin features the portrait of the Queen and on the reverse the four official badges of the capital cities of the United Kingdom, with an enlarged image of the badge of London.

ChangeChecker estimates that 2,635,000 coins are still in circulation.

But you’re unlikely to make a coin out of yours if you find one.

The highest amount we’ve seen this £1 sale for was previously £2.99 on eBay.

2008 Royal Arms £1

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In 2008, 3,910,000 million of these £1 coins were minted.

It features the Royal Shield of Arms coin and various designs including lions and a heart on the shield.

It won’t cost that much if you find one.

We found one flogged on eBay for £2.20.

2014 Thistle and Bluebell £1

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In 2014 the Royal Mint launched two new £1 coins – one for Northern Ireland and one for Scotland.

This Scottish coin design features the thistle and bluebell and is the fourth rarest coin in the UK.

There are an estimated 5,185,000 left in circulation.

You won’t get too much for it though – we’ve seen one previously sold on eBay for £1.95.

2013 Daffodil and Leek £1

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This Daffodil Pound coin was released in 2013 as a flower set alongside a Rose Pound coin.

The daffodil is the national flower of Wales, while the leek is also a national emblem of Wales.

The coin pair was the first release of a 1 pound commemorative coin since 2011.

On eBay, these coins cost around £3.10 in March.

2013 Rose and Oak £1

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The Rose and Oak coin was part of a flower set introduced in 2013.

It’s still fairly uncommon with around 5,270,000 still in circulation.

Unfortunately they aren’t selling for much at the moment, the highest price we’ve seen on eBay recently was £3.20.

2014 Flax and Shamrock £1

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The 2014 Flax coin was released alongside the Thistle coin to complete the series of four coins that began in 2013.

It continues the tradition of honoring the home countries of Great Britain with well-known floral emblems.

In this series, however, the emblems are paired with other lesser-known floral symbols.

This design features the shamrock and flax for Northern Ireland.

It will fetch up to £2.25 on eBay.

2010 Belfast £1

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There are over 6.2 million 2010 Belfast coins in circulation, making it the ninth rarest £1 coin in the UK.

The design is part of the City Series collection and you can get up to £2.20 for coins in circulation on eBay.

1988 Crowned Shield £1

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This coin features one of the heraldic emblems of the United Kingdom – the Queen’s Royal Coat of Arms topped by the Crown of Saint Edward.

There are 7.11 million in circulation, making it the fifth rarest pound coin in existence.

We saw one sell for £2.20 on eBay last month.

How to check the value of a coin?

If you think you have a coin that could fetch a few shillings then it’s worth having it checked.

The Royal Mint can determine if your coin is genuine and not counterfeit, but does not perform any grades.

In the meantime, if you want a valued coin, you can contact Sovereign Rarities – a team of coin specialists with over a hundred years of combined experience.

Stanley Gibbons, which specializes in stamp collections, also offers a free grading service through its rare coin division called Baldwin’s.

For more common coins, you can try selling them online through a site like eBay.