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Households urged to check their change as 50p coin sells for £83 - how to spot
The Atlantic Salmon 50p coin has a low mintage of 200,000, making it the rarest 50p in the UK and driving its value to £83 at auction.
- A 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p coin sold on eBay for £83 to a keen collector after 20 bids, highlighting its high value among UK circulation coins.
- With a circulating mintage of 200,000, the Atlantic Salmon 50p is unusually scarce and overtook the Kew Gardens 50p as the rarest among eight post-accession designs.
- An eBay listing described the 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p without a privy mark, noting its condition and potential errors that can increase its value.
- That sale amounted to 166 times the coin's face value, prompting headlines urging Brits to check their change for the rare Salmon 50p.
- The 50 pence piece has become the UK's most valued and collected coin, with mintage size remaining the core factor for collectors, while commemorative releases like the Concorde coin sustain interest.
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