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Rare Royal Mint 50p coin selling for almost 300 times its face value
The rare Royal Mint coin drew 13 bids after collectors drove its price to nearly 300 times face value, auction records showed.
- A Kew Gardens 50p coin sold for £149.16 after 13 bids on an online auction site over the weekend, commemorating 250 years since the opening of the site in 1759.
- Produced by The Royal Mint, the coin features the Chinese Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens and a portrait of the Queen, with just over 210,000 copies minted.
- A 50p depicting the Atlantic Salmon and bearing the King's portrait is now the rarest 50p coin in circulation, according to The Royal Mint, with a mintage 10,000 less than the Kew Gardens coin.
- Collectors are now being urged to check wallets and sofas for rare finds after the sale, as value depends on coin condition and design errors.
- The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and collected coin, with its 27.5mm diameter making it the largest of any British coin and allowing space for decorative pictures.
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