What is the rarest 2012 Olympic 50p coin?
What is the rarest 2012 Olympic 50p coin?
Football The football coins are the rarest of all the Olympics 2012 coins with just 1,125,500 in circulation. The coin’s design shows a football pitch with a diagram explaining the “offside” rule.
How many different Olympic 50p designs are there?
The Olympics 50p Coins: The Most Popular Olympics Coins The series with the most popularity is the 2011 Olympic 50p coin collection. Representing 29 Olympic and Paralympic sports, the coins’ designs were drawn from 30,000 entries in a public competition in early 2009.
How many 2012 Olympic tennis 50p coins are there?
In total, there were 29 commemorative 50p coins created to celebrate the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games being held in Britain. Each coin depicts a different sport, from gymnastics to sailing, and some are now classed as being among the rarest 50p coins in circulation.
How rare is my Olympic 50p?
‘In the world of numismatics these 50p coins are extremely rare,’ said Mussell. ‘Anything with a mintage under 100,000 is very rare and anything that is rare is going to be worth more money. ‘The circulated athletics 50p minted in advance of the games had a mintage of 2,224,000.
How much is a full set of 2012 Olympic 50p worth?
How much is a full set of Olympic 50p coins worth? Most of the designs sell to collectors for between £1 and £2. (Values for each coin are show on this page). Some of the lower mintage coins, such as Football, Judo, Triathlon and Wrestling can achieve £8 to £15.
Which Olympic 50p coins are worth money?
The Kew Gardens 50p sells for £156.25 on average, but one seller received over £700 for one when they sold it on ebay. The other rarest coins stem predominantly from the 2011 Olympics, with the wrestling, football and judo coins among the most valuable.
What is the rarest 50p coin in the UK?
The Kew Gardens 50p
The rarest is the Kew’s Garden 50p, which was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009. Only 210,000 coins were ever minted with this design. The Kew Gardens 50p sells for £156.25 on average, but one seller received over £700 for one when they sold it on ebay.
What 50p coins are worth the most?
The famous 2009 Kew Gardens 50p remains the most coveted coin in circulation, with a mintage of just 210,000. Other rare designs include the 2011 Olympic 50p’s and the highly collectable Peter Rabbit 2018 coins.
