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worth the hassle, 50p coin?

st999 · 2018-09-29 15:11:26

I've come across a 50p coin that according to a certain Sun ny newspaper may be worth between 50p and £2.95 on Ebay. It is the handball 50p struck in 2011 for the 2012 Olympics Would you even consider listing it on Ebay to make at most £1 odd after taking into account fees and postage and packing and the actual cost of the…

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NBLondon Posts: 5,723 Forumite

1 October 2018 at 8:32AM

If you've got it in change - it's very unlikely to be worth it. As others have said - it would have to be uncirculated condition. Some are rarer than others - like the Kew Gardens or the Isaac Newton. Lots of people tried to get a full set of the Olympics ones but I suspect those part collections are now lying around as the kids got to told to be interested (or raided them for emergency funds).

I need to think of something new here...
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