Posts Tagged ‘rare 50p’
Could this become the rarest 50p ever?
I think it’s time we discuss the coin that’s quickly become the talking point of the collecting world…. the 2020 Team GB 50p, of course!
Issued back in January as part of the 2020 Annual Coin Set, this 50p was designed to support Team GB at the, postponed Tokyo Olympic Games.
In my latest video I discuss what the future has in store for the 2020 Team GB 50p, and question if it could become the rarest 50p ever…
If you’re interested….
You can add the Team GB 50p to your collection, as part of the 2020 Annual coin set. Just click here to find out more >>
How rare are the Beatrix Potter 50ps? All you need to know in our Q&A…
When it comes to coin series’, very few are as popular as the Beatrix Potter 50ps.
Since they were issued back in 2016, each release has continued to be incredibly sought-after by collectors.
And understandably, collectors have A LOT of questions about this hugely popular series.
Questions that we wanted to answer.
So in our latest video Rachel and I do just that.
Whether you want to know how rare the Beatrix Potter coins really are or if there will be any more Beatrix Potter coins released this year, make sure you watch our latest video to find out.
If you’re interested:
You can secure all 14 Beatrix Potter coins today, including the highly sought after Jemima Puddle Duck. All you have to do is click here >>
Media hype sees Kew Gardens 50p prices sky-rocket
The Kew Gardens 50p is the UK’s rarest circulation coin
The Royal Mint has announced that the Kew Gardens 50p coin is the scarcest coin in circulation today.
The result has been media hype that has seen prices for this everyday circulation coin sky-rocket. The Guardian first reported prices being paid of £24 for this 50 pence coin but since then the Daily Mirror and other media sources have identified coins selling for as much as £120 – 240 times it face value!
Even more incredibly, a Brilliant Uncirculated version of the coin in its original Royal Mint pack, which would have first sold for less than £10, was showing bids of £310 on e-Bay.
So how rare is this coin?
There are 940,000,000 50 pence coins in circulation and just 210,000 Kew Gardens 50p pieces were ever issued into circulation. That means that they account for 0.02% of the 50p coins in circulation. Or to look at it another way, there is just 1 coin for every 300 people in the UK.
It is a pretty rare coin but despite collector interest, most of the coins released are still in circulation, meaning the sharp-eyed collector can still find one for just 50p. So whilst it may be worth a sensible premium if you’re desperate to own one, prices of £100 are frankly absurd.
If I was you, I’d let the hype die down and look again in a month or two.
Read about the 50p that’s even rarer than Kew Gardens>
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