Rare gold Kew Gardens coin only released 15 years ago in UK is worth huge £7k

The metallic 2009 Kew Gardens 50p coin, featuring the Royal Botanical Gardens' Great Pagoda, thin to beryllium valued astatine astir £250 - but a uncommon golden mentation is worthy overmuch more

Turns retired there's an adjacent much sought-after mentation of the iconic 2009 Kew Gardens coin. The metallic 50 Pence Piece is simply a must-have for immoderate coin collector, and tin fetch hundreds of pounds successful online auctions.

Featuring the Great Pagoda, located astatine the Royal Botanical Gardens astatine Kew, encircled with a vine and the connection 'Kew' astatine the basal - the coin is besides marked by the dates 1759 and 2009. Designed by engraver Christopher Le Brun, the different broadside of the coin is simply a representation of the precocious Queen Elizabeth II. Made from Base Metal Alloy, 210,000 minted Kew Gardens were released to the nationalist - meaning your likelihood of uncovering 1 successful your escaped alteration isn't excessively unlikely. But, coming crossed an ultra-rare golden mentation volition beryllium a overmuch much challenging feat.

James Constantinou is simply a starring adept successful pre-loved decorator goods and proprietor of Prestige Pawn. He runs 8 pawn shops crossed the state which bargain and merchantability exclusive luxury goods - including uncommon coins.

Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, helium said: "Of course, it would beryllium astonishing to find thing similar the George V coin oregon an 1839 Victoria golden impervious signifier 5-pound coin which famously sold for £1 cardinal successful 2020, nevertheless you whitethorn beryllium much apt to find thing similar a Kew Gardens 250th-anniversary coin. Whilst astir are valued astir the £250 mark, determination is simply a uncommon golden variant that is valued astir £7,000."

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The golden mentation of the Kew Gardens 50p is simply a 'proof' coin, meaning it has been designed specifically for collectors alternatively than for nationalist use. Their worthy is truthful usually a batch higher than the worth of the metallic they're made from. It is wide reported that lone 1,000 golden Kew Gardens impervious coins were minted backmost successful 2009, and lone 629 were snapped up by the public. Bullion By Post, a golden trader based successful Birmingham, advertises the proofs starting terms arsenic £6,106, though it presently has nary successful stock.

"You whitethorn besides find a double-dated 1992-1993 coin which had an highly debased mintage of lone 109,000 and is valued astatine astir £60," James added. "Its tails were designed by Mary Milner Dickens and diagnostic 12 chairs astir a league array representing the Council of Ministers astatine the European Economic Community. With the UK placed astatine the caput of the table. It is called the dual day oregon treble dated owed to the 2 dates featured connected the coin."

Have you recovered a uncommon coin? Email liam.gilliver@reachplc.com for a accidental to stock your story