![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/rare-error-50p-coin-sells-for-more-than-400-times-its-face-value-after-bidding-war-exact-detail-to-spot-in-your-change/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/old-ancient-coins-background-old-706364116.jpg&description=SILVER LINING Rare error 50p coin sells for more than 400 times its face value after bidding war – exact detail to spot in your change A RARE "error" 50p coin has sold for more than 400 times its face value after garnering dozens of bids. Rare coins and bank notes regularly sell for hundreds and occasionally thousands of pounds because there's a limited amount in circulation. 1 A rare error 50p coin has sold for over £200 on eBay Credit: EBAY So it's definitely worth checking your spare change to see if you've got any in your pocket. Some rare coins have been known to sell for £900 in the past while one rare bank note bagged the owner a whopping £22k in auction. And one 50p coin recently sold on eBay for over 400 times its face value - a 1980 error piece which is off centre with a chunk missing from the bottom. It's not clear how many of this specific error coin there are in circulation, but there's usually only a handful of pieces like this. The coin received almost 50 bids before selling for the eventual price of £205 on June 18. It's not the first time an error coin like this has sold for multiple times its face value. Some can be worth a small fortune because of their unusual design. The HG Wells error coin has been known to sell for up to £1,000 in the past, while an error 2p piece with incorrect engraving sold for hundreds of pounds too. Of course, always bear in mind while the 1980 error coin we found sold for over £200, you might not always get this amount for it, or other error coins like it. A rare coin or bank note is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. How to check if a coin is valuable A coin is generally considered rare if it has a low mintage figure - the amount that are put into circulation. You can check how many of a specific coin were put into circulation on The Royal Mint's website. For example, the Kew Gardens 2009 50p has sold for almost £900 in the past because only 210,000 were minted. In contrast, something like the Olympic Foo){kind=link}
A RARE “error” 50p coin has sold for more than 400 times its face value after garnering dozens of bids.
Rare coins and bank notes regularly sell for hundreds and occasionally thousands of pounds because there’s a limited amount in circulation.
So it’s definitely worth checking your spare change to see if you’ve got any in your pocket.
Some rare coins have been known to sell for £900 in the past while one rare bank note bagged the owner a whopping £22k in auction.
And one 50p coin recently sold on eBay for over 400 times its face value – a 1980 error piece which is off centre with a chunk missing from the bottom.