With such a large number of different coins, relatively small numbers of each were released into circulation (some in the low millions) and to get a complete set proved very difficult. In the run up to the Olympics, The Royal Mint released a set of 29 different 50 pence coins, all celebrating a different sport from the Olympics. And with our heroic athletes going on to win a whopping 65 medals, it’s no wonder we look back to that year with such fond memories.īut many a coin collector and I, remember it for something else.
The other rarest coins stem predominantly from the 2011. The Kew Gardens 50p sells for £156.25 on average, but one seller received over £700 for one when they sold it on ebay. Only 210,000 coins were ever minted with this design. With the UK hosting them for the first time in over 60 years, the 2012 Olympics ignited our nation’s sense of patriotism as we watched the opening ceremony and revelled in all the fantastic British icons that were included. The rarest is the Kew’s Garden 50p, which was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009. Customs services and international tracking provided.
For me, my fascination with the 50 pence coin all started with the 2012 Olympic Games. 50P Christmas Coin Gibraltar 2015 UNC Fifty Pence Rare Father Christmas.
