The Royal Mint Kew Gardens 250th anniversary 50p coin has become one of the most valuable in the UK, selling for £141 on eBay
Sometimes it pays to pay attention to your change, as one person found out when they sold a 50p coin for almost £150 this week.
Just over 200,000 copies of the coin were produced by The Royal Mint, which lists the anniversary Kew Gardens coin as its most valuable. Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative pictures. It has often been used to celebrate big events over the past 50 years of British history.
The way in which it is sold can also determine the coin’s value - while some coin collectors will bid vast amounts of money on ebay or at auction, others opt for more robust valuations by selling via a coin dealer.The Royal Mint has revealed the most valuable 50p coin, ahead of the 1971 decimalisation’s golden anniversary.
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