Coin hunters – Keep your eyes peeled for the 2025 bee £1!

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As an avid coin collector myself, I always get a buzz (pun intended!) when there’s a new release that could change the game for UK change hunters. And this week, we’ve had some breaking news that every collector should know about – the 2025 Bee £1 has officially become the rarest coin in UK circulation.

With just 170,000 entering circulation, this twelve-sided £1 has instantly overtaken the 2023 Salmon 50p (200,000 minted) and even the legendary Kew Gardens 50p in terms of scarcity. That’s right – this is now the must-find coin for anyone checking their change.

Why is this so exciting? Well, rarity always drives value. The Kew Gardens 50p, with its mintage of 210,000, regularly sells for £100+ on the secondary market. If the Bee £1 follows a similar trajectory, we could easily see a 100x multiplier on face value as collectors scramble to secure one.

The design itself is a beauty too – the humble bee, a symbol of resilience and hard work, now immortalised on the UK’s rarest £1 coin. But let’s be honest – what really matters here is the hunt. This is the type of release that has coin collectors (myself included) double-checking every coin in their change, hoping to strike lucky.

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My advice? Start hunting now. These coins will vanish quickly into collections, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. If you manage to spot one in the wild, you’re holding not just £1, but potentially the rarest circulating coin in Britain – and one that could be worth far, far more.

So, to all my fellow coin hunters: keep your eyes sharp, your change close, and let’s see who can “bee” the first to track one down.