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A 50p coin from 2009 has sold for £410 in an online bidding war. Bidders scrambled to get their hands on the 50p coin, which sold for 820 times its original value.
There are several coins out there which could be worth considerably more than their value, so if you have spare change lying about it's well worth having a look through it. If you're lucky you could be, quite literally, in the money.
The latest coin people are being told to look out for is a 2009 Kew Gardens coin. It's estimated to be worth around £140, but as the years go by, they are becoming increasingly more collectible, and appear to be going up in price online.
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The Kew Gardens coin was released in 2009 to mark 250 years since the historic visitor attraction opened in 1759 and the Royal Mint estimate around 210,000 were made. It features the famous Chinese Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Garden on the tails side with the Queen's face as normal on the other.
According to its online listing, the "Kew Gardens 50p genuine 2009 from the royal mint SEALED very rare" had a starting price of £150. But after a 12-way bidding war, this soon jumped up to £410, plus the £5.55 delivery fees.
If you find a Kew Gardens 50p in your change soon, the first thing you should do is check the date on it. This is because the Royal Mint reissued a batch of the coins in 2019 to celebrate 50 years of the 50p, and this version doesn’t tend to sell for as much, says the ECHO.
But you could still be in for an exciting payday if you find one of these, as they can sell for between £70 and £80 on eBay.
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