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Sophie Buchan

Glasgow seller puts rare Kew Gardens 50p on eBay for £299 as experts call it a 'must have'

Coin collecting has been soaring in popularity in recent months with sellers across the UK - including in our city - selling them for a fair chunk of money.

Taking to eBay, sellers who have come across rare coins have been selling them with prices ranging from 50p to as high as £10,000.

As previously reported by Glasgow Live, one local seller managed to pocked £1,500 for a 50p coin featuring Paddington Bear. Meanwhile another person saw an eye-watering £10,000 thanks to a rare 50p Brexit coin.

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And it seems another Glasgow seller is trying to sell their rare coin - and this time it's all about Kew Gardens.

Titled '2009 Kew Gardens 50p Coin Genuine Circulated & Graded - AU55'. It is currently listed for £299 on the online marketplace - and it's not one you will want to miss, according to one expert.

The seller's ad on eBay (Ebay)

Rachel Hooper, Product Group Manager for Change Checker has been working in the industry for five years and specialises in UK new issue coins and championing the hobby of change collecting.

Speaking to Glasgow Live she said: "You'll notice the Kew Gardens 50p always seems to be at the top of that index and it's really the holy grail I guess of change collecting.

"It's certainly pretty hard to come by and there's only 210,000 of them out there which is really, really low especially when you consider where the next rarest 50p in circulation is the Beatrix Potter one which is 1.4 million. The Olympic ones are rare too.

With it being the "holy grail" of coin collecting, it's definitely worth keeping an eye on your change. So get those wallets, purses, sofas and drawers searched. You never know what you'll find!

Rarest 50p coin in circulation according to the Royal Mint

The Royal Mint have listed the top 10 most valuable coins, when they were made and how many were minted. You can read all about that here.

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