This rare coin has been soaring in price on eBay and might be down the back of your sofa UK households across the country have been warned.

Shoppers have been told to check their change as a rare 50p coin sells for 250 times its value. This rare coin has been soaring in price on eBay and might be down the back of your sofa UK households across the country have been warned.

The rare Kew Gardens 50p has been sold for far more than its face value. James Constantinou is a leading expert in pre-loved designer goods and owner of Prestige Pawn. He runs eight pawn shops across the country which buy and sell exclusive luxury goods – including rare coins.

Most recently on eBay, one lucky seller attracted 20 bids on the coin before selling it for £139. In the past these coins have sold for up to £700 on eBay.

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He said: “Of course, it would be amazing to find something like the George V coin or an 1839 Victoria gold proof pattern 5-pound coin which famously sold for £1 million in 2020, however you may be more likely to find something like a Kew Gardens 250th-anniversary coin. Whilst most are valued around the £250 mark, there is a rare gold variant that is valued around £7,000.”

“You may also find a double-dated 1992-1993 coin which had an extremely low mintage of only 109,000 and is valued at about £60,” James added. “Its tails were designed by Mary Milner Dickens and feature 12 chairs around a conference table representing the Council of Ministers at the European Economic Community. With the UK placed at the head of the table. It is called the dual date or double dated due to the two dates featured on the coin.”

If you do find a Kew Gardens 50p, you should check the mint date n it. While the original 2009 coins are highly valuable, the 2019 reissued versions, marking the 50p’s 50th anniversary, don’t fetch quite as much, though they have been known to sell for around £70 to £80 on eBay.