{"id":188334,"date":"2023-10-30T14:04:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188334"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:04:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:04:25","slug":"rare-blue-peter-50p-coin-sells-for-more-than-400-times-its-face-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/rare-blue-peter-50p-coin-sells-for-more-than-400-times-its-face-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Blue Peter 50p coin sells for more than 400 times its face value"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ultra rare Blue Peter 50p coin designed to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games in London sells for more than 400 times its face value&#8230; how much is yours worth?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A rare 50p coin has sold for \u00a3207.27 &#8211; more than 400 times its face value<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Blue Peter coin was designed to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: How your 50 pence piece could be worth THOUSANDS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An ultra rare Blue Peter 50p coin, designed to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games, has sold for more than 400 times its face value.<\/p>\n<p>The commemorative coin was issued in 2009, ahead of the London Olympics in 2012 and it was\u00a0only the 17th design to appear on the UK&#8217;s 50p.<\/p>\n<p>It was designed by nine year-old Florence Jackson, who won a Blue Peter competition, out of over 17,000 entries &#8211; she was the first child to ever work with the Royal Mint to design a UK coin.<\/p>\n<p>The drawing that made it onto the coin depicts a\u00a0the high-jump, celebrating the Olympic and Paralympic sport of Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>The rare piece of history recently sold for a whopping \u00a3207.27, after racking up eight bids on eBay, The Sun reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/12\/77172949-12688101-The_drawing_that_made_it_onto_the_coin_depicts_a_the_high_jump_c-m-20_1698668585595.jpg\" height=\"570\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The drawing that made it onto the coin depicts a the high-jump, celebrating the Olympic and Paralympic sport of Athletics<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/12\/77173635-12688101-image-a-38_1698669997523.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The commemorative coin was issued in 2009, ahead of the London Olympics in 2012 and it was only the 17th design to appear on the UK&#8217;s 50p<\/p>\n<h3>What to do if you have a rare coin<\/h3>\n<p>Make sure the coin is legitimate and not counterfeit.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Mind states around one in every four old \u00a31 coins were thought to be fake.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Mint can confirm whether a coin is real or not and will supply you with a letter to confirm this.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the coin is real, you can either sell it through a coin dealer, at auction or on eBay.<\/p>\n<p>This is more than 400 times it&#8217;s original selling price, as coin collectors are dying to get their hands on the ultra rare find.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 2.2 million of the coins were released into circulation in 2011, and now they go for a whopping price on retailers like eBay.<\/p>\n<p>The commemorative coins initially sold for \u00a31.09 as collectors items &#8211; now the prices have shot up into the hundreds.<\/p>\n<p>Another lucky person who had the 50p, sold it for \u00a3256.86, over 500 times it&#8217;s original price.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Right now, all you have to do is search for the coin on eBay and you will see listings that go up to \u00a3399 &#8211; with fans paying more if it&#8217;s in it&#8217;s original packaging.<\/p>\n<p>One that&#8217;s currently up for sale in it&#8217;s original packaging, has four bids with the highest being \u00a3215 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Florence&#8217;s fifty pence piece was part of a series of 29 officially licensed London 2012 50p coins, designed by the nation and it also features the\u00a0London 2012 logo.<\/p>\n<p>With a distinct design, it will be easy for Brits to find in their pocket change.<\/p>\n<p>Other rare 50p designs include the Kew Gardens design, which if you are lucky enough to have one, could fetch up to \u00a310,000 on eBay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0has a mintage of just 210,000 and is the most requested swap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also on the list is another coin from the same collection as Florence&#8217;s &#8211; a\u00a0 Judo 2012 Olympics coin, with scores a scarcity index of 90.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s followed by the Flopsy Bunny 50p, which is listed on eBay for just under \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12688101\/ultra-rare-blue-peter-coin-2012-olympic-games-london-sells-400-face-value.html\" target=\"_blank\" 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