To celebrate 160 years since the birth of renowned author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Royal Mint has issued a brand new 50p coin.

An exciting addition to a coin collection as it is the first time Sherlock Holmes has been featured on a UK coin.

The reverse design created by Stephen Raw features an instantly recognisable silhouette of Sherlock Holmes.

A perfect gift for fans of Sherlock Holmes and the work of Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle.

If you think you've got a valuable coin in your change and are looking to sell it, you should get it verified by the manufacturers first.Sherlock Holmes 2019 UK 50p Uncirculated Coin. This is because the rarer they are, the more a collector is likely to pay for it.įor example, the Kew Gardens 50p is currently the rarest coin in the UK with just 210,000 in circulation - one tends to sell for around £90 on eBay. The Royal Mint is yet to confirm how many of the coins there are, circulated and uncirculated, which could potentially add value to the coins.

Only 3.5million were issued into circulation and one recently sold on eBay for £1.81. There are 3.4million coins in circulation and they are hugely popular amongst collectors. We found one that was recently sold for £4.50.īritannia was replaced by the new Royal Shield in 2008 as the standard 50p design, and none have been issued since, making the ones minted in that year valuable to collectors. There are currently 3.1million of the coins in circulation. Recently, one coin that had been in circulation fetched £7.50 on eBay - that's 15 times its face value.

There are only 2.1million of these coins in circulation and one of the coins recently sold for 27 times its value at £13.50 on eBay. This rare commemorative coin was created in 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of London’s Kew Gardens. Only 210,000 of these coins were issued and a quick check online shows up that a circulated coin with this design sold for £160 on eBay after it got 25 bids.Īt first, just 375 of the Sir Isaac Newton coins were released into the tills at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, the birthplace and home of the famous scientist, but more of the coins were slowly released into circulation - adding up to a total of 1.8million. The majority of these coins are still boxed in protective packaging and they're selling for around £76.99 online.

HAVE a rummage through the change in your pocket for rare 50p coins because they could be worth a small fortune.

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