What Olympic 50p is the rarest?
football 50p coin
The rarest of the coins is the football 50p coin which has a mintage of only 1,125,500 with the wrestling 50p coin coming a close second with 1,129,500 in mintage.
Are any of the Olympic 50p rare?
According to ChangeChecker.org, the football coin from the 2012 Olympics is the rarest, with just 1,125,000 entering circulation. One of these was sold on eBay for £20. The coin shows a football pitch with a diagram explaining the offside rule.
What is the rarest 50p coin in the UK?
Kew’s Garden 50p
What are the rarest 50p coins in circulation? The Royal Mint has revealed the most valuable 50p coin, ahead of the 1971 decimalisation’s golden anniversary. The rarest is the Kew’s Garden 50p, which was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009. Only 210,000 coins were ever minted with this design.
How much is a 2012 Olympic 50p coin worth?
Most of the designs sell to collectors for between £1 and £2. (Values for each coin are show on this page). Some of the lower mintage coins, such as Football, Judo, Triathlon and Wrestling can achieve £8 to £15. For a full set in good condition you should expect to pay £65 to £70 on eBay.
Which 50p is worth the most money?
The Royal Mint has revealed the most valuable 50p coin, ahead of the 1971 decimalisation’s golden anniversary. The rarest is the Kew’s Garden 50p, which was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009. Only 210,000 coins were ever minted with this design.
Is the Olympic swimming 50p worth anything?
A RARE Olympic swimming 50p coin has sold on eBay for almost £1,000 – and you could have one in your change at home too. The coin is one from the London 2012 Olympic Games series and it depicts the image of a swimmer. But the reason this particular coin is so valuable is that it is actually an error coin.
What is the most valuable Olympic 50p coin?
Top 10 most valuable 50p coins
- Olympic Football (2011), 1,161,500.
- Olympic Judo (2011), 1,161,500.
- Olympic Triathlon (2011), 1,163,500.
- Peter Rabbit (2018), 1,400,000.
- Flopsy Bunny (2018), 1,400,000.
- Olympic Tennis (2011), 1,454,000.
- Olympic Goalball (2011), 1,615,500.
- Olympic Shooting (2011), 1,656,500.