How your 50 pence piece could be worth THOUSANDS: The rarest coins unveiled as King Charles’ coronation 50p enters circulation today
- The rarest coin is listed on eBay for just short of £10,000
As the Royal Mint unveils a coin to commemorate King Charles’ coronation, what other 50ps could be hiding in your pockets and worth thousands?
Generally, the rarer the coin, the more valuable it is, according to the experts at changechecker.org – who track which circulating coins are the most scarce and collectable.
As new coins are released and popularity rises and falls across different designs, change checker tracks the relative performance of the coins as new coins are released and their popularity rises and falls.
Five million of the coins celebrating Charles’s coronation earlier this year will be received by the Post Office and UK bank branches.
According to changechecker.org, the most sought after version of the seven-sided coin is the Kew Gardens design. Being a coin collector could net you a small fortune as this is up for sale on eBay for just short of £10,000.
Five million of the coins celebrating Charles’s coronation earlier this year will be received by the Post Office and UK bank branches
The most sought after 50p is the Kew Gardens design which is up for sale on eBay for up to £9,999.99
The Flopsy Bunny 50p is listed on eBay by one seller for just under £1,000
The Kew Gardens design has a mintage of just 210,000 and is the least owned and most requested swap.
According to the scarcity index, the next seven rarest coins are from the 2012 Olympics and represent different sports at the event including judo, triathlon, and football.
Second on the list is the Judo 2012 Olympics coin, with scores a scarcity index of 90.
Next is the Flopsy Bunny 50p, which is listed on eBay for just under £1,000.
Just missing out on the top ten is the 2018 Peter Rabbit coin, which is the third coin to feature the Beatrix Potter character.
Also on changechecker’s list are coin’s of Jemima Puddle-Duck, Sir Isaac Newton and The Suffragettes.
Despite selling for £1,500 in February, the Paddington at the Station 50p is only rated a four on the scarcity scale. This was released in 2019 and sold by a lucky Glasgow seller.
The Battle of Britain coin is climbing the list as it rises three places on the scarcity index, now scoring a five.
A recent coin release is the Harry Potter collection which celebrated 25 years since Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling was first published in the UK in 1997.
The King’s coin features a design by Royal Mint designer Natasha Jenkins, the coins are the second 50ps to enter circulation bearing Charles’s official coin portrait.
The first were the memorial 50 pences, which entered circulation in December 2022, marking the transition from the late Queen to the King.
Jemima Puddle-Duck (pictured), Sir Isaac Newton and The Suffragettes coins are all included in Change Checker’s list
The Battle of Britain coin is climbing the list as it rises three places on the scarcity index, now scoring a five
The reverse (tails) design of the new 50p, created by Ms Jenkins, features Westminster Abbey. At the centre of the design is the King’s official cypher, representing him at Westminster Abbey being crowned King.
The obverse (heads) of the 50p features the King’s official coin portrait which was unveiled in September 2022 and is designed by sculptor Martin Jennings, as well as being personally approved by the King.
All 50p coins entering circulation will feature the King’s uncrowned portrait, the Mint said, differing from the commemorative coronation coins that were unveiled earlier this year.
Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin at the Royal Mint, said: ‘This is a special moment for the nation, as members of the public will have the opportunity to find a piece of history in their change.’
Despite selling for £1,500 in February, the Paddington at the Station 50p is only rated a four on the scarcity scale
In December the Harry Potter collection which celebrated 25 years since Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling was first published in the UK in 1997
What to do if you have a rare coin
Make sure the coin is legitimate and not counterfeit.
The Royal Mind states around one in every four old £1 coins were thought to be fake.
The Royal Mint can confirm whether a coin is real or not and will supply you with a letter to confirm this
If the coin is real, you can either sell it through a coin dealer, at auction or on eBay.
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