Rare Blue Peter 50p coin worth £100 – do you have one in your wallet?
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A RARE 50p coin that was designed by a nine-year-old Blue Peter competition winner could now be worth £100, according to experts.
New figures published in collectors mag Spend It? Save It? reckon a limited edition version of the coin could be worth up to 200 times its original value - and you could have one in your change.
The coin was released in 2011 as part of a series of 50ps celebrating the London 2012 Olympics, with 26 different designs representing each sporting event.
Florence Jackson's drawing of a high-jumper made it on to the back of the coins after winning a competition hosted by kids' TV show, Blue Peter.
At least 2.2million of the coins were released into circulation a year ahead of the games.
But a limited edition of commemorative coins were actually minted in 2009 and it's these ones that could be worth a small fortune.
Both of the coins were in a mint condition and still in their original packaging making them even more valuable.
Another coin that was no longer in it's packaging and had been circulated also made a small fortune online.
Sir Isaac Newton, up to £77
At 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 .
Jemima Puddle Duck, up to £13.50
There are only 2.1million of these coins in circulation and one of the coins recently sold for 27 times it's value at .
Suffragettes, up to £7.50
There are currently 3.1million of the coins in circulation. Recently, one coin that had been in circulation fetched - that's 15 times its face value.
WWF, up to £4.50
There are 3.4million coins in circulation and they are hugely popular amongst collectors. We found one that was recently .
Britannia, up to £1.81
Britannia replaced by the new Royal Shield in 2008 as the standard 50p design, and none have been issued since, making the ones minted in that year valuable to collectors. Only 3.5million were issued into circulation and one recently sold on .
Even though the coin was scratched on both sides, it still last month after receiving 30 bids.
But if you've got one of the 2011 coins at home then it is only likely to sell for up to if it's in the original packaging.
A circulated version of the coin will fetch you even less at auction at.
And even though this is one of the rarest coins, the Kew Gardens 50p design that is still the rarest circulated ones making it even more valuable.
Have you got any other 2012 Olympic 50p coins at home? They could also be worth even more now, four years on from the games.
It's not just Olympic coins that have increased in value - these are the ones that are actually worth a small fortune, even if they're not the rarest.
Some coins could be worth THOUSANDS of pounds more than their face value to collectors - but what do you do if it crops up in your spare change?
Here's how to find out how much it's worth, and more importantly, how to sell it.
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