Its scarcity adds to its value, with the coin expert noting: "This is an old 50 pence from 2009 and is the Kew Gardens 50p." He elaborated: "Only 210,000 of these coins entered UK change and sells ...
Another 2012 London Olympics 50p coin - depicting a cartoon high-jumper drawn by a nine-year-old Florence Jackson - sold on eBay for a staggering £216. The individual who listed the coin received ...