Rare 50p coins that could be worth a fortune – including one that could sell for £2k

Rare coins can be found in all kinds of places. It could wind up in your money stash or hidden somewhere in your attic

Some coins can fetch an eye-watering sum if you decide to sell at auction or on eBay. Now three coins are worth looking out for – and they could be yours.

Over on TikTok, user @CoinCollectingWizard is known for sharing advice on certain pieces to keep an eye on. He's garnered a huge following of 181,000 followers on the platform. And just recently, he discussed three 50p pieces which can sell for loads.

He said in the clip: "Do you have any 50p coins with interesting designs? You might just have a rare one. The 2017 Benjamin Bunny 50p is usually just worth face value unless you have a rare rotation error version.

"The error Benjamin Bunny coin has the Queen's head printed facing the wrong direction. When a coin is flipped over, the Queen's head should be facing to the left but on a rotation error coin, this would be different. Around £30 is what you can get for this coin."

Then he turned his attention to the Athletics 50p coin from the London 2012 Olympics collection. There were 29 different 50p coins produced by the Royal Mint to commemorate the iconic games. The TikTok user added: "Around 2.2million of the Athletics 50p coin was minted and released into circulation in 2011.

"But this earlier version was minted in 2009 and is more valuable to collectors, if you have this coin dated 2009, then you have found it and it could sell for £250+." And finally, the last coin he discussed was the Aquatics 50p error coin.

If it has lines over the face, it could be worth £2,000. He concluded: "A small handful of this original design was put into circulation but it was then adapted very quickly to show the face above water. With so few of the original design out there, it means the coin's value has pushed up significantly."

Since the clip was shared, it racked up over 4,500 likes and 200 comments. One said: "Got loads of them." While another added: "I have loads to sell but I don't know where to go." Then a third commented: "Wow it's good to know."

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