Other individual London 2012 coins, depending on their appearance, can be bought for anything between £1.50 and £10 on selling sites. Have you an Olympic coin among your change? Other rare designs also likely to be worth more than their 50p denomination include coins released in 2011 as part of the Olympic collection, which marked the upcoming London 2012 Games, with designs featuring wrestling, judo and the triathlon among the most special of the pieces.Įntire collections of the Olympic coins can often find themselves caught in bidding wars on eBay, with offers between £60 and £150 on the auction site depending on the condition of the coins, while an individual triathlon coin in perfect condition is being sold for £14.

Among the most rare is a series of coins released to mark the Olympics It makes for a popular find with collectors, with some Kew Gardens coins listed on auction sites such as ebay for anything between £80 and £200. But the numbers of each coin issued and subsequently still being used today, varies considerably – making some coins more exclusive than others, which are more widely available.Ī 2009 Kew Gardens 50p remains the most coveted coin in circulation, with a mintage of 210,000. More than 50 different designs, to commemorate special occasions, anniversaries or moments in history, have been released into circulation since 1969. Image: The Royal Mint.Ī 50 pence piece is Britain's most collectable coin, says the Royal Mint, and provides 'the ideal canvas' for a commemorative design. Scroll down for the full list The 50p coin celebrating 100 years of the BBC features the Queen's effigy on the other side having been made before she died. The Royal Mint's list of 10 coins that are the most unusual 50p pieces you could still find in purses, piggy banks or down the side of your sofa, could all potentially be valued at more than their 50p denomination, with mintage figures – the number of copies issued of each particular coin – serving as a helpful guide to the rarest coins. While the Royal Mint expects this extra-special coin – costing £11 – to be a big hit with those keen for their own little piece of unique Royal memorabilia, there are a number of 50p pieces still in circulation that collectors are also often keen to add to collections.

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