While it's hard to imagine a life without the handy £2 coin nowadays, they've only been in general circulation since June 15, 1998, after the first bi-metallic £2 coin was minted in 1997.

Just two copies of the San Francisco-minted version ... bearing a four-leaf strawberry plant on the tail of the coin instead of the normal three-leaf trefoil.

A rare £2 coin with a barely noticeable defect is selling for £2,000 - and you might have one in your pocket without even knowing it. The coin in question is the Kitchener £2 coin. It was ...