A RARE Olympic swimming 50p coin has sold on eBay for almost £1,000 – and you could have one in your change at home too. The coin is one from the London 2012 Olympic Games series and it depicts the image of a swimmer. But the reason this particular coin is so valuable is that it is actually an error coin.

Is the Olympic swimming 50p rare?

It is not known how many such coins were struck, but they are very rare, and hence extremely valuable. 50p Olympic swimmer coins with the old design are expensive, while those with the newer design that the mint intended are not.

Which Olympic 50p is the rarest?

football 50p coin
The rarest of the coins is the football 50p coin which has a mintage of only 1,125,500 with the wrestling 50p coin coming a close second with 1,129,500 in mintage.

Which Olympic 50p is worth the most?

Top 10 most valuable 50p coins

  • Olympic Football (2011), 1,161,500.
  • Olympic Judo (2011), 1,161,500.
  • Olympic Triathlon (2011), 1,163,500.
  • Peter Rabbit (2018), 1,400,000.
  • Flopsy Bunny (2018), 1,400,000.
  • Olympic Tennis (2011), 1,454,000.
  • Olympic Goalball (2011), 1,615,500.
  • Olympic Shooting (2011), 1,656,500.

How many 2011 Olympic 50p coins are there?

29 coins
Released in 2011, the 29 coins celebrate a wide range of sports, and some of the coins were issued in small enough mintages to make them valuable to collectors.

What is the rarest 2012 Olympic 50p coin?

Football The football coins are the rarest of all the Olympics 2012 coins with just 1,125,500 in circulation. The coin’s design shows a football pitch with a diagram explaining the “offside” rule.

What is the rarest 50p coin in the UK?

Kew’s Garden 50p
What are the rarest 50p coins in circulation? The Royal Mint has revealed the most valuable 50p coin, ahead of the 1971 decimalisation’s golden anniversary. The rarest is the Kew’s Garden 50p, which was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009. Only 210,000 coins were ever minted with this design.

How many 50p Olympic coins are there to collect?

So, we’re challenging Change Checkers to hunt down the Olympic 50ps to see if you can complete a collection of all 29 coins.

Are Olympic coins valuable?

The US Olympic commemorative coins can be quite valuable and their value has risen over recent years. The value of an Olympic coin mainly depends on whether its silver or gold.

What are the top 5 rarest 50p coins?

Top 10 most valuable 50p coins

  • Kew Gardens (2009), 210,000.
  • Olympic Wrestling (2011), 1,129,500.
  • Olympic Football (2011), 1,161,500.
  • Olympic Judo (2011), 1,161,500.
  • Olympic Triathlon (2011), 1,163,500.
  • Peter Rabbit (2018), 1,400,000.
  • Flopsy Bunny (2018), 1,400,000.
  • Olympic Tennis (2011), 1,454,000.

How much are Beatrix Potter 50p coins worth?

The first coin as part of the 2016 set, the portrait coin shows a bust of Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit, perhaps branches of plants from Mr McGregor’s vegetable garden. There were 6,900,000 minted. What is this? The Beatrix Potter 50p coin is now worth around £2.

What are 1984 Olympic coins worth?

The 1984 P Olympic silver dollar is worth around $22 in mint packaging. Lastly the 1984 S proof Olympic silver dollar is worth around $24 mint packaging. Click here to search for 1984 Olympic silver dollars on Amazon.

How many Olympic 50p swimmer coins were ever issued?

The first Aquatics 50p coin designs released for the London 2012 Olympics depicted an Olympic Swimmer with lines across the face being covered in water. Only 600 of these Olympic 50p swimmer coins were ever issued. The design was subsequently changed to remove the water lines so that the swimmer’s face is clearly visible.

Why isn’t the Olympic 50p minted?

As you might suspect, it wasn’t an ordinary Olympic 50p which we would typically pull out of our change – it has a very specific minting ‘error’. The design was modified to make the swimmer more visible. The Aquatics 50p which we are familiar with today is actually a modified version which removed the waves passing over the swimmer’s face.

Is this the rarest Olympic 50p coin?

You probably recognise the coin, but what you may not know is that a rare version of this coin exists. When the competition winner was revealed, a special edition Blue Peter presentation pack was issued with a 2009 dated coin, making it the only Olympic 50p without a 2011 date.

How much would you pay for an Olympic 50p?

In September last year, we reported on an Aquatics 50p which sold on eBay for £820. As you might suspect, it wasn’t an ordinary Olympic 50p which we would typically pull out of our change – it has a very specific minting ‘error’. The design was modified to make the swimmer more visible.