21 January 2020, 11:11 | Updated: 21 January 2020, 11:17
A RARE Samuel Johnson's dictionary 50p coin has sold on eBay for £2,800 - more than 5,000 times face value. It's one of a batch of coins that entered into circulation back in 2005 to mark 250 years. Rare 50p Coins Value List. Use this list of the rarest 50 pence coins to match and value the 50p coins you find in your change. The price guide shows current eBay prices for circulation coins. This compares to the £24.01 and £17 eBay price tags for the triathlon and wrestling coins, which came in fourth and fifth on the index. We've made a round-up of the top 50p coins and how much. A SHERLOCK Holmes 50p coin has sold on eBay for £500 - 1,000 times what it's worth at face value. The coin features the profile of the fictional detective, who's wearing his iconic deerstalker. Large selection of 50p coins. These coins have been circulated. Designers See table below. 2015 to date - Jody Clark. 1985-1997 - Raphael Maklouf. Obverse Designers Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen.
The Paddington Bear coin is worth a lot of money when re-sold, so take a look if you've got one.
If you've got a bunch of random coins laying around, it might be worth combing through them and finding out exactly what you have on your hands.
One 50p coin fetched its lucky owner a whopping £300, after they listed it on the online marketplace, eBay.
The rare coin, which is the Paddington Bear Tower of London 50p was first released less than a year ago, in August 2019.
It has the engraving of the beloved children's book character in front of the huge London landmark and was sold by the Royal Mint originally.
It's unknown whether the coin was brand new or not, but the picture on the eBay listing suggests it had been used as it's covered in scratches.
If the coin would've been sold in mint condition, it's likely that it would've fetched the owner a lot more money.
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At £300, it sold for its asking price, despite only attracting two bids in total.
This coin was one of two which were released in August 2019, the other of which shows the bear posing in front of St Paul's Cathedral.
There's other coins that didn't go into circulation which would be worth even more to collectors in mint condition.
Collectible 50p Coins
The Paddington Bear series of coins first started in 2018, with multiple different editions being sold of thousands of pounds on eBay months later!
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Usually, around a million 50p coins are released, and so the fewer there are of an edition, the more value it'll ultimately have.