The first thing to point out is that you should be wary of both tabloid articles and asking prices online, says Luke Hearn of the Change Checker website.īoth can give a very over-inflated idea of what a coin is really worth.
So how can you tell whether your 50p piece is actually worth more than its face value? These coins were just a couple of examples of currency that has sold for far more than the face value through auction sites of last.įor example, earlier this month a 2009 Kew Gardens 50p coin shifted for a whopping £142. The coin was later tweaked, so that the face was entirely visible, making this particular variant sought after by collectors. T hese particular 50p coins were marked with images of swimmers, but what made them special was the fact that the coins depicted lines across the swimmer’s face, representing waves. The coins were issued to mark the 2012 Olympic Games, held in Britain, and were particularly rare variants.Ī host of coins were developed which depicted different sports taking place in the games. Two rare 50p coins have sold for more £2,500 on the auction site eBay, prompting calls for Brits to check their change to see if they are in possession of a valuable coin.
