A King Charles III 50 pence coin has sold on eBay for more than £153. The first coins with King Charles' official portrait on began entering circulation in the UK back in December 2022. Late last year the Royal Mint unveiled eight new coin designs, reflecting the King’s passion for conservation and the natural world.
These new coins, ranging from 1p to £2, featured designs of: 1p – Hazel dormouse 2p - Red Squirrel 5p – Oak tree leaf 10p – Capercaillie 20p – Puffin 50p – Atlantic salmon £1 – Bees £2 – National flowers Five incredible rare and valuable British coins Do you have a King Charles 50p coin worth more than £153? The first of these commemorative coins – officially known as definitives – to be released was the 50p featuring the Atlantic Salmon design, entering circulation in November 2023. These 50p coins are now beginning to sell for hundreds of pounds, with one selling on eBay earlier this month (August 13) for £153.48.
While another one of these King Charles coins sold on eBay back in July for £135. The Atlantic Salmon 50p has now been labelled by Copes Coins as one of the "most talked about coins in the coin community", according to The Sun. How to get your old coins valued? A Copes Coins spokesperson said: "The current mintage rumours estimate that only 500,000 of these coins were released into general circulation in November 2023.
"Since then, these coins have become much harder to find in your change, and prices on online marketplaces .