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The 'extra-special' rare Royal Mint 50p coin sold for 8,000 times its face value
The coin drew 28 bids and sold for £4,000, with the Royal Mint saying the first design was changed after release.
- A rare The London 2012 Olympic swimming 50p coin fetched £4,000 last year on eBay, sparking a bidding war that attracted 28 bids placed by collectors.
- Designer Jonathan Olliffe created the coin depicting a swimmer with fluid lines representing waves; the Royal Mint tweaked the design after release to make the face more visible.
- The exact number of these "extra special" coins in circulation remains unknown, though the Royal Mint confirmed numbers are "extremely limited" before the design change.
- Rarity drives collector value; the Olympic Goalball 50p had 1,615,500 minted, far exceeding the swimming coin's limited circulation before the design change.
- The 50 pence piece has celebrated British history for 50 years, with its 27.5mm diameter providing space for collectible designs that drive collector interest nationwide.
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