Rare King Charles 50p could be worth a fortune and you could have one

A uncommon 50p coin which was lone precocious released is already worthy a luck and you could person 1 successful your pocket, according to experts. Coins often merchantability for overmuch much than their look worth due to the fact that they are uncommon oregon should ne'er person been released.

Some 50p coins, specified arsenic 1 featuring Kew Gardens, tin merchantability for up to £7,000. Other coins that merchantability for ample sums due to the fact that of their rarity see the 2011 Olympic Wrestling, Football, Jude and Triathlon 50ps. You volition besides get wealth for coins featuring Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny.

But portion astir of the uncommon coins diagnostic Queen Elizabeth II, you volition besides get involvement successful a coin featuring King Charles III. TikTok idiosyncratic @CoinCollectingWizard says the caller Atlantic Salmon 50p. is successful request with collectors.

According to Coin Hunter, an estimated 500,000 of these coins were minted successful 2023 featuring King Charles III connected the obverse, and immoderate sources accidental they were ne'er meant to beryllium released into circulation.

However, different sources suggest the 50p was not intended for circulation. Coin Hunter said: "This 50p is selling for brainsick money, you tin find it successful your change."

"There are rumours the Atlantic Salmon 50p that lone precocious entered circulation could person a debased mintage of lone 500,000 coins. This would marque it the 2nd rarest circulating 50p that tin beryllium recovered successful your change."

"The rarest 50p arsenic we each cognize is the elusive Kew Gardens, which has a mintage of 210,000. So you tin ideate if this Salmon 50p does extremity up being arsenic debased arsenic 500,000, it volition beryllium highly-sought aft by coin collectors."

The TikTok idiosyncratic aboriginal clarified it's "only a rumour astatine this stage". He continued: "No 1 knows however galore are retired determination oregon however galore much are owed to beryllium seen. The rumours begun arsenic this 50p that entered circulation precocious seems to beryllium precise hard to find."

"This has caused the coin to importantly summation successful worth connected eBay and coin groups, truthful it is decidedly 1 to support a adjacent oculus on."

The 50p depicting an Atlantic salmon – was released successful November 2023 arsenic a commemorative coin.