There are only 2.1million of these coins in circulation and one of the coins recently sold for 27 times its value at £13.50 on eBay. This rare commemorative coin was created in 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of London’s Kew Gardens. Only 210,000 of these coins were issued and a quick check online shows up that a circulated coin with this design sold for £160 on eBay after it got 25 bids.Īt first, just 375 of the Sir Isaac Newton coins were released into the tills at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, the birthplace and home of the famous scientist, but more of the coins were slowly released into circulation - adding up to a total of 1.8million. The majority of these coins are still boxed in protective packaging and they're selling for around £76.99 online.
HAVE a rummage through the change in your pocket for rare 50p coins because they could be worth a small fortune.
