The most sought-after 50p in UK circulation - Kew Gardens

January 21, 2018 10:13am CST
I am sharing with you here part of my coin collection. One of the rarest has to be the Kew Gardens 50 pence piece. I would imagine that very few are still in circulation, or quite possibly none! The reason for this is that most people know they are valuable, and they are mainly in collections these days. Changing hands for up to £100 in circulated condition they are obviously a premium value coin, and I happen to own 2 of the things! I did cheat and bought these from another collector, but I have listened to offers recently. The problem with this type of coin is that they are copied, and the copies are killing the coin collecting game as it can be hard to tell the difference between a genuine and fake coin. With this particular coin it is very easy to spot a fake if you know what you are doing. I hope you enjoy my Kew Gardens 50 pence piece in this image. Do you collect coins?
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@just4him (303324)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Jan 18
It's a very interesting coin. It's a shame people try to copy coins. No, I've never done any coin collecting.
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21 Jan 18
Thanks for your response. Yes I do enjoy the design of this coin. It is a shame because it has an impact on the value of genuine coins.
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@just4him (303324)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Jan 18
@Danielclark691 So, that one is a fake coin?
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29 Oct 21
@just4him No, this one is a genuine one.
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@redurnet (1800)
• United Kingdom
2 Feb 18
I sold mine on Ebay and it only went for £8 so I think you have to be lucky enough to find someone who actually wants to buy these things. I actually sold a rare £1 coin for more than that and I am even finding people will go for non rare £2 just because they are printed with a special design.
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29 Oct 21
They are worth around £100 now.
@JudyEv (323662)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 18
I don't but my husband does. He belongs to a FB coin site and they are always telling each other how to spot copies. This is mostly with Australian coins though.
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29 Oct 21
there are copies with some Uk coins, but this one is genuine and worth £100+
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