A TikTok that has gone viral online has shared three different 50p coins that could be worth either £30, £250, or £2,000 each – check if you have any of them lying around
There are a few rare 50p coins that could be worth up to £2,000 – so it’s best to check your change to see if you’re lucky.
A TikTok that has gone viral online has shared three different 50p coins that could be worth either £30, £250, or £2,000 each.
The 2017 Benjamin Bunny 50p coin could be worth £30 if you can spot the error on the coin. The error is that the late Queen’s face is printed in the wrong direction. The late Queen’s head should be facing to the left, but few coins were made with her facing the right.
The second coin you could earn from money from is the 2009 Athletics 50p – and it could be worth £250. It shows an athlete doing the high jump over the bar and appears to be a child’s drawing. In 2011, about 2.2 million of the same coin entered circulation, but a very rare version was made in 2009.
The third rare coin shared in the video is the 2011 Aquatics 50p which shows a swimmer in the water. This is considered a rare coin because not many were put into circulation because it was redone to show the swimmer with their head above the water. If you manage to find one of the original ones then it could be worth up to £2,000.
Earlier we reported how Brits are being urged to check their change for a rare and valuable 50p coin that could fetch hundreds of pounds if sold to collectors. The elusive 2008 piece features two beloved Christmas characters and could be worth a staggering £650.
This coin, called the “Snowman and James coin”, was designed to celebrate the beloved Raymond Briggs book The Snowman from 1978. More specifically, this coin is a territory coin, hailing from the Isle of Man – but is legal tender throughout the UK.
An expert, known online as the Coin Collector UK, took to social media platform TikTok to explain more. He said: “£600 to £650 for this Snowman and James 50p.
“So, if you didn’t know already, territory Christmas 50ps can be worth some serious money. They range really from anywhere from about £12 pounds up to £650.”
However, he admitted it is “unlikely” to find coins from territories such as the Isle of Man in the UK. He continued: “The likelihood of finding them in your change in the UK is quite unlikely because obviously they are territories. I have come across them every now and again but I’ve never managed to find the Christmas one.”