What is a Kew Gardens 50p coin worth?
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How much is the Kew Gardens 50p worth? The scarcity of the coin means it is pretty valuable if you find one. Many crop up on eBay and are bought and sold by keen collectors at auction. We’ve seen the coin sell for as much as £707 before, though another sold for £310 after 29 bids in February.
What is the 2009 Kew Gardens 50p worth?
How much is it worth? Collector Value: £156.25 is a mid-point price for Kew Gardens 50p coins marked as sold on eBay UK. The price range for a good condition circulated example of this 50p coin is between £150.89 and £161.50. Coin values based on 171 eBay sales selected from data collected 19/01/2021 19:49:34.
Are any Kew Gardens 50p still in circulation?
The famous Kew Gardens 50p remains the most coveted coin in circulation, with a mintage of just 210,000, the Mint said. Other rare designs include Olympic-themed 50ps minted in 2011.
Which is the rare Kew Gardens 50p?
The Kew Gardens 50p is the rare 50p Collectors go Crazy For Nothing gets people excited quite like this original 2009 design. Just 210,000 were released into circulation and with almost all of them in private hands, the chances of coming across one in your change are slim.
How many 2019 Kew Gardens 50p are there?
2019 Kew Gardens 50p Proof Coin – Mintage 3,500 In 2019 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first UK 50p Fifty Pence coin and the 260th Anniversary of Kew Gardens, the Royal Mint released a very special Limited Issue Dual Dated Kew Gardens 50p Fifty Pence Proof Coin.
What year was the Kew Garden 50p?
A RARE coin featuring the famous Kew Gardens has sold for hundreds of times its face value. The 50 pence piece was released in 2009 in small numbers and is often in demand among collectors.
Is my Kew Gardens 50p Real?
Above: Close up of the Queen’s eye on a real Kew Gardens 50p. The obverse is easiest to identify as a fake. Slight differences also exist on the reverse, relating to the tower and the word ‘Kew’. Mintage for Circulation: 210,000.
How many Kew Gardens are still in circulation?
210,000
The coin was released in 2009 to mark 250 years since Kew Gardens opened in 1759, and according to The Mirror, there are only 210,000 in circulation.
Is 2019 Kew Gardens rare?
It’s estimated that just 1 in 300 people are likely to come across the Kew Gardens. When you compare its scarcity to the average 5 million coins per design usually issued into circulation, you start to really understand just how rare this coin is.
How many Kew Gardens 50p coins were made?
The famous Kew Gardens 50p remains the most coveted coin in circulation, with a mintage of just 210,000, the Mint said.
What’s the most expensive 50p coin?
Kew’s Garden 50p
The Royal Mint has revealed the most valuable 50p coin, ahead of the 1971 decimalisation’s golden anniversary. The rarest is the Kew’s Garden 50p, which was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009. Only 210,000 coins were ever minted with this design.
How much is a Kew Gardens 50p coin worth?
The super-rare SILVER PIEDFORT edition appears to have sold in November 2019 for £420. 2 x 2009 Royal Mint Kew Gardens Piedfort 50p Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin PCGS PR69 sold for £749.95 in December 2016. There are many Kew Gardens 50p coins for sale right now on eBay. Check listing titles and descriptions very carefully.
What happened to the Kew Gardens 50p?
The next special edition coin minted after the Kew Gardens 50p was the Girl Guiding 50p – of which 7.4 million were made. After this, the Royal Mint went on a run of low mintage coins, with the 2011 commemorative Olympics set of 29, however none of them came close to matching the Kew Gardens 50p for rarity.
What is the rarest 50p coin in the UK?
The Kew Garden coin features a pagoda from the famous botanical gardens in south west London. It is the rarest according to the Royal Mint and they should know because they make them. They say the there are only 210,000 Kew Gardens 2009 50p coins minted and in circulation.
What’s in the Kew coin collection?
The collection comprises the £5 coin celebrating the 500th anniversary of the accession of Henry VIII, two £2 coins celebrating the anniversaries of the births of Robert Burns and Charles Darwin, together with a 50p piece marking the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.