A RARE 50p coin has sold for 284 times its value after a bidding war on eBay.
The 2009 coin sold for £142 on the online marketplace and is one of the most “sought after” 50p coins.
A whopping 210,000 coins were minted to commemorate 250 years since Kew Gardens opened in 1759.
One side shows the Great Pagoda built in 1762 with a decorative vine climbing around the tower, while the reverse shows the late Queen Elizabeth’s head.
On eBay the coin was listed at £19.99 for starting bid – but grew to £142 through a three-way bidding way.
The Royal Mint made a 2009 version and a 2019 version.
The later version doesn’t sell for as much, but can still go for around £70 or £80.
The coin is no stranger to even higher bids though, as The Sun previously spotted the Kew Gardens 50p selling for as much as £580.
And one eBay bidder paid £895 for an authentic copy of the Kew Gardens 50p.
One coin even sold for as much as £707 before, though another sold for £310 after 29 bids in February last year.
There are currently dozens of the Kew coins for sale on eBay, with the most expensive currently being at £245.
One version of the coin sold for £7,000 in 2023 as there were only 629 of the gold proof coins.
The most valuable coins tend to be ones with low mintage numbers, historically important, or an error.
After you’ve got an idea what the coin is, the next step would be to take a look at what has recently sold on eBay.
If you’ve got a coin that you would like to sell at auction then you can contact a member of the British Numismatic Trade Association.
They usually deal in very old coins but they may be able to help you assess whether it’s worth selling your coin at auction or whether it would be valuable to collector.
Or, you could sell the coin yourself on eBay.
