One of your old 1p coins may be worth more than £140,000 - here is a quick way to check if you have one at home

For many Brits cash is no longer king and any unwanted shrapnel is quickly chucked into a charity box.

But a coin collector has urged Brits to check their change jar or they could risk giving away a fortune.

If you own a 1933 1p coin you could be sitting on a cool £140k.

Records indicate that only six coins of this type were ever produced - with three being laid under the foundation stones of buildings and the other three handed to national collections. 

Records indicate that only six coins of this type were ever produced - with three being laid under the foundation stones of buildings and the other three handed to national collections

'Usually these coins disappear into safes and are never seen again. The last sold in 2016 for a hammer price of around £140,000. 

'Its first ones had sold for many many years and one would imagine if it would come on the market again it would sell for even higher.'

'This is the 1933 predecimal penny from the UK,so make sure you check your grandad's old coin collection and keep an eye out for this date. 

'Now obviously I don't have the coin,this is a fake copy version.'

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