An uncommon 50p coin has been bought on eBay for a whopping £150 with many extra nonetheless in circulation.
In 2009, the 50 pence piece was launched to mark 250 years because the opening of Kew Gardens in 1759.
The coin depicts the well-known Chinese language Pagoda on the Royal Botanic Backyard on one aspect and the Queen 's face as normal on the heads aspect.
The Royal Mint estimate there are a complete of 210,000 in circulation. On Tuesday, one fortunate vendor bought a single coin for £150 - about 300 instances its unique worth, the Liverpool Echo stories.
Initially, the coin began at a promoting worth of 99p with a substantial bounce in worth as a complete of 9 gives had been made. The eBay itemizing described the merchandise as a "Kew Gardens 50p real 2009 circulated Nice Situation Fifty Pence RARE".
Change checking web site Coin Hunter places the typical worth vary for the Kew Gardens 50p being bought between £150.89 and £161.50, that means that this explicit coin has bought for an above common worth. Nevertheless, there have additionally been examples of this coin promoting for as a lot as £200 previously.
If you happen to discover a Kew Gardens 50p in your change quickly, the very first thing you need to do is verify the date on it. It's because the Royal Mint reissued a batch of the cash in 2019 to rejoice 50 years of the 50p - and this model doesn’t are inclined to promote for as a lot.
However you would nonetheless be in for an thrilling payday for those who discover considered one of these, as they will promote for between £70 and £80 on eBay.
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