Rare 50p coin with a Viking ship on it can be worth up to £850 - but there's a catch

TikTok rare coins expert @thecoincollectorUK explained the coin can be worth as much as £850 if it was minted in 1972.

A special 50p coin featuring a Viking ship could be worth up to £850 - but there's a catch.

TikTok rare coins expert @thecoincollectorUK highlighted the coin in a recent video, explaining that it can fetch a small fortune if it was minted in 1972. The coin is part of the Isle of Man currency, so you're only likely to have one if you've visited the island or happen to have some Manx coins.

The coin is worth so much because only around 1,000 of them were made in 1972, making it incredibly rare. According to Change Checker, the coin is worth between £750 and £850 in uncirculated condition, and between £500 and £600 if it's been used.

"So you'll notice this is quite an old coin from 1972, just a few years after the 50p was released, and for that reason it's 30mm - one of the large, old-style 50ps," @thecoincollectorUK said in the clip. "It goes for crazy money, £750 to £850 in uncirculated condition. And even in circulated condition, found in your change, £500 to £600."

The same coin from later years, specifically 1973 and 1974, can still fetch several hundred pounds, the expert added. "Some very good money to be had there," he said.

Even Isle of Man Viking ship coins dated much later, well into the 1980s, can fetch a decent wedge, with several currently listed on eBay for £10 to £20. The chances of you having an Isle of Man coin without ever having visited are very slim.

The British Crown Dependency has its own currency with the same denominations as the UK, and while UK currency is legal tender in the Isle of Man, Manx currency is not accepted in the UK.

The Royal Mint explains: "The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom. They have their own legislative and taxation systems and issue their own banknotes and coins. These, in common with United Kingdom coins, bear the portrait of Her Majesty The Queen [now King Charles]. However, they are only legal tender within the Crown Dependencies themselves."

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