Coin experts have highlighted two Royal Mint 50p coins described as ‘gems’ with ‘sky rocketing’ values. The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and collected coin in the UK, with many collectable designs appearing on its heptagonal canvas. Its 27.
5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative pictures. It has often been used to celebrate big events over the past 50 years of British history. Now experts have raised awareness of two 50p coins that are particularly valuable to coin collectors, the Kew Gardens 50p and the Atlantic Salmon 50p.
They are the Royal Mint’s rarest 50p coins, with just 210,000 and 200,000 copies of each coin entered into circulation. @coincollectingwizard The 2 rarest 50p coins you can find in your change! #kewgardens #atlanticsalmon #50pence #50phunt #coincollector #coinhuntinguk #valuable ♬ Emotional Cinematic Sad Violin and Piano - ISAo Expressing the value of the Kew Gardens 50p coin, coin expert Coin Collecting Wizard posted a TikTok saying: “If your piggy bank has a Kew Gardens 50p coin then you are holding a gem. “The coin hit the headlines in February 2014 when It was revealed as the most scarce 50p in circulation.
At the peak of its value, some coins were exchanging hands for hundreds of pounds. “The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew are a UNESCO world heritage site, which boast 4.5 acres of garden under glass.
“One of the buildings is the Chinese Pogoda, built in 1761, which features.
