King Charles 50p coin is 'rarest ever' – and eye-watering value keeps 'skyrocketing'

Have you checked your uncommon coin postulation recently? Well you could beryllium sitting connected a luck if you negociate to find the "rarest ever" 50p coin which features King Charles III's portrait

It's perfectly important checking your postulation for rare coins these days.

You mightiness not adjacent realise it but definite designs are worthy an eye-watering value. Now the latest portion to crook heads connected societal media is 1 which features King Charles III's representation connected the front, truthful bash you person it?

In a TikTok post, idiosyncratic @CoinCollectingWizard described the present astir sought-after 50p which precocious overtook the infamous Kew Gardens coin. Not lone are determination less of these coins successful circulation, it tin merchantability for a batch much than the London landmark piece.

Discussing the gem successful the video, helium said: "The coin you request to look for is the Atlantic Salmon 50p. The Atlantic Salmon 50p coin is present the rarest 50p coin successful progressive circulation with lone 200,000 released to UK banks and Post Offices.

"This is an breathtaking time successful the world of coin collecting arsenic the Atlantic Salmon coin takes the crown from the almighty Kew Gardens 50p which held the rubric for the past 15 years."

Released astatine the extremity of 2023, the Atlantic Salmon 50p was portion of the nation's tribute to King Charles' Coronation year. The idiosyncratic added: "The coin has present officially overtaken the Kew Gardens 50p which had a mintage of 210,000 erstwhile it was introduced successful 2009.

"And present the 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p is the astir sought-after 50p successful circulation. The coin has already started to summation traction connected the likes of eBay and coin groups, and the terms is skyrocketing but does look to beryllium settling astir the £100 mark."

With conscionable 200,000 copies minted successful circulation, the Royal Mint precocious named the coin arsenic the rarest presently successful the UK. It knocked disconnected the "highly collectible" 2009 Kew Gardens 50p disconnected the apical spot for the archetypal clip successful 15 years.

The Atlantic Salmon is said to beryllium the astir uncommon and truthful invaluable arsenic Royal Mint's Rebecca Morgan said: "Finding these peculiar designs, similar the Atlantic salmon, successful your alteration is simply a triumph for each collectors."

So bash you deliberation you ain a mentation yourself? According to the comments conception of the TikTok video, galore look to deliberation they person 1 of the pieces successful their stash. One said: "I person them all," though different added: "So hard to find!"