Ultra-rare sketched phrase on 50p coin makes it’s worth over TWENTY times more – check your change now
A RARE 50p coin in your change could be worth twenty times more if it has this specific sketched phrase.
The valuable piece was released in 2020 to commemorate the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
The 2020 Brexit EU Withdrawal Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin is the “ideal addition” for any coin collector and is worth far more than its face value.
One of the pieces is currently listed on eBay for £12, with bids still open until Monday afternoon.
That makes it worth more than 20 times its face value.
In September, one of the coins was sold for £10.50.
A month before that, the piece was purchased for £11.50 on eBay.
The special commemorative coin was ordered to mark the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
Over 10 million were minted by The Royal Mint, stamped with the date of 31 October 2019, which was the planned day of official withdrawal.
However, by late October, minting was paused and subsequently that set of coins were recycled as the leaving date was delayed.
In January 2020, a new series of ‘Brexit’ Fifty Pence coins was released to mark the actual withdrawal date of the UK from the EU with the triggering of Article 50 on 31 January.
However, just 47,000 were made in the special proof presentation.
These 50ps were struck in .925 sterling silver in proof standard, giving it a higher quality finish and greater definition than the normal coins in your change.
Both types of the coin feature a design from The Royal Mint which is inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address.
It reads ‘peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations.’
The head side of the coin features Jody Clark’s official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, according to The Britannia Coin Company.
This is not the only rare coin out there, however.
Last week, an online coin enthusiast spotted an erroneous £1 coin that could be worth thousands of pounds.
“Bee” £1 coins were first put into general circulation in August this year with three million making their way into tills and pockets.
But an error version of the coin appears to have also entered circulation.
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Instead of having an exterior of nickel brass and an interior of nickel-played brass alloy, the rare £1 piece is all one colour.
Change Checker, which writes blogs on rare coins in the UK, said it had not seen the coin previously.
However, it said a similar error coin was released in 2017 that sold for £2,375.
Other £1 error coins have been known to sell for up to £2,500.
Another rare coin, a 2023 50p coin, was recently sold for more than 280 times its face value.
The Atlantic Salmon 50p is the rarest of its type in circulation, with just 200,000 ever being minted.
Yesterday, one of the pieces sold for £142 after an intense 23 bid war on eBay.