What are the rarest Olympic 50p coins?
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 much is a 2016 Olympic swimmer 50p worth?
Collector Value: £1.89 is a mid-point price for Team GB 50p coins marked as sold on eBay UK. The price range for a good condition circulated example of this 50p coin is between £1.74 and £2.64. Coin values based on 185 eBay sales selected from data collected 19/01/2021 19:49:51.
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.
How much is a full set of 2012 Olympic 50p worth?
Most of the designs sell to collectors for between £1 and £2. (Values for each coin are show on this page). Some of the lower mintage coins, such as Football, Judo, Triathlon and Wrestling can achieve £8 to £15. For a full set in good condition you should expect to pay £65 to £70 on eBay.
How rare is the Olympic 50p?
‘In the world of numismatics these 50p coins are extremely rare,’ said Mussell. ‘Anything with a mintage under 100,000 is very rare and anything that is rare is going to be worth more money. ‘The circulated athletics 50p minted in advance of the games had a mintage of 2,224,000.
How much are Olympic swimmers worth?
According to the Team USA website, a U.S. athlete receives a $37,500 Olympic Gold Award payment for a gold medal win, $22,500 payment for a silver medal and $15,000 for a bronze win. The same payment amounts apply for Paralympic Games medal wins.
How much is the Olympic shooting 50p worth?
How much is a full set of Olympic 50p coins worth? Most of the designs sell to collectors for between £1 and £2. (Values for each coin are show on this page). Some of the lower mintage coins, such as Football, Judo, Triathlon and Wrestling can achieve £8 to £15.
Why is the 50p coin with a swimmer on it so valuable?
The design that sold for thousands of pounds was the aquatic coin with a swimmer on it but the reason it is so valuable is that it is actually an error coin. Ahead of the coin’s release in 2011, the Royal Mint redesigned the aquatics 50p to show less water crossing the swimmer making their face more visible.
Who designed the Olympic 50p coin?
Designed by Tim Sharp, the coin has been officially endorsed by Team GB and celebrates the spirit of British Olympians – a must have for all Olympic 50p Collectors. Do you still have coins missing from your Olympic 50p collection?
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’.
What is the rarest Olympic 50p?
When the competition winner was revealed, only 100,000 special edition Blue Peter coin packs were released with a 2009 dated coin – making it the only Olympic 50p without a 2011 date. That makes this 2009 Athletics Olympic 50p more than twice as rare as the famous Kew Gardens 50p.