How much is the Olympic weightlifting 50p worth?

2011 mintage of 1879500 entered circulation to represent Weightlifting being part of the London 2012 Olympics. The Weightlifting 50p coin is worth 50p but as a collectors item we value a good condition circulation London 2012 50p Sports Collection – Weightlifting fifty pence at £1.55.

Is the Sherlock Holmes 50p rare?

How rare is the Sherlock Holmes 50p? In short, the Sherlock Holmes 50p isn’t very rare. According to Change Checker the Sherlock Holmes 50p has a circulating mintage of 8,602,000. That’s means there are almost 8.4 million more knocking about than the official rarest 50p coin, the Kew Gardens 50p.

How rare are the Olympic 50p coins?

The Royal Mint estimates that up to 75% of the coins have been removed from general circulation by eagle-eyed coin hunters. The rare Olympic 50p Coins in UK general circulation are topped by the Offside Rule Football 50p with only 1.1 million coins minted.

What is the Royal Mint’s Olympic 50p?

To the delight of many Olympic 50p collectors, in 2016 The Royal Mint issued a special 50p to wish Team GB success for the Rio Games. The coin’s obverse features a swimmer with the Team GB logo, the Olympic rings and the inscription ‘TEAM GB’.

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.

What was the 50p coin design in 2014?

Two different 50p designs were issued in 2014. A commemorative coin to mark the 20th Commonwealth Games, held that year in Glasgow and a standard coin with the (new) design featuring the bottom section of the Royal Coat of Arms. Obverse Type 5 (bust design by Ian Rank-Broadley): Reverse Type 4 (design by Matthew Dent):