The £2 British coin celebrated its 25th birthday just last year, coming into circulation in 1998.

According to Coinhunter, there are 63 different designs for the iconic bi-metal £2 coin and around 37 of them are in circulation and can be found in your spare change.

But what are the rarest coins to look out for?

Well, in the midst of all the cost-of-living chaos, you might be holding onto a £2 coin that is in fact worth a heck of a lot more.

Bournemouth Echo: Here is a list of the £2 coins you should be keeping an eye out for (Getty)Here is a list of the £2 coins you should be keeping an eye out for (Getty) (Image: Getty)

The other 26 designs were issued as "commemorative coins" and were not put into circulation so will sadly not appear in a random coat pocket.

In May, Change Checker released its most recent "scarcity index" which details the coins that are most sought-after coins in circulation over the last three months.

The list is broken down into three categories: the rarest 50p coins, and A-Z of 10p coins and £2 coins currently in circulation.

The top three rarest £2 pieces are once again all from the Commonwealth Games 2002 collection.

Here is a list of the £2 coins you should be keeping an eye out for.

Rarest £2 coins - worth up to £35

The XVII 2002 Commonwealth Games £2 coins were created to mark the seventeenth games, hosted in Manchester from July 25 2002.

Currently, the most sought-after is the Northern Ireland version, followed by Scotland and then England.

Bournemouth Echo: Each coin features the same base design but each contains the flag of their country (PA)Each coin features the same base design but each contains the flag of their country (PA) (Image: PA)

Each coin features the same base design of a runner with a flag but each contains the flag of their country.

The Northern Ireland version, of which there are 485,500 in circulation, has sold for around £35 on eBay in recent months.

In terms of the England and Scotland editions, there are 650,500 and 771,750 copies in circulation, which could sell for around £8 to £28 on eBay respectively.

  • Queen Elizabeth II £2: Commonwealth Games N. Ireland - worth £35
  • Queen Elizabeth II £2: Commonwealth Games Scotland - worth £8
  • Queen Elizabeth II £2: Commonwealth Games England - worth £28

Other notable £2 coins highlighted in the index include the 2008 Olympic Handover Ceremony coin which was created to celebrate the handover of the games from Beijing to London.