Rare Kew Gardens 50p coin could fetch you £7,000 - and there\'s a circulating version worth £150

Rare coins could fetch a pretty penny for a variety of reasons, whether it's due to a minting error or because only a limited number made it into the public domain.

Coin enthusiasts will be over the moon as a rare Kew Gardens 50p coin recently sold at auction for a staggering £7,000.

The coin, which was created to mark the 250th anniversary of the London attraction, is now considered the "holy grail" of UK coin hunting. just 210,000 of the standard circulating 50p pieces were put into general circulation in 2009.

But if you're lucky enough to have one, it could be worth around £150 - especially if it's in uncirculated condition.

However, there's also a gold proof version of the coin which is even rarer - with only 629 being bought by the public that year.

And if you happen to own one of those it could fetch you between £5,000 and £6,000 at auction.

TikTok user @CoinCollectingWizard, who regularly shares his knowledge of rare coins, recently showed off the coin which sold for £7,000 at auction.

In the clip he says: "Have you seen this? This beauty of a coin sold for £7,000.

"The ultra rare version of the Kew Gardens 50p was estimated to fetch between £5,000 and £6,000. The winning bidder grabbed themselves this graded PF70 version which is the best grade a coin can have.

"There were just 629 gold proof versions of the Kew Gardens 50p coin which was bought by the public in 2009.

"The coin features a design by Christopher Le Brun on the obverse celebrating the Royal of Botanical Gardens.

"This coin was first released in 2009 to celebrate 250 years of the iconic west London landmark. And it has since become the 'holy grail' of UK coin hunting."

The video has racked up 150 likes and several comments from users.

One person said: "I have," followed by a thinking face emoji, while another asked: "Have you got one?"

To which the TikTok user replied: "Sadly not."

A similar auction five years ago saw the gold proof sell for £2,000 - meaning it has shot up in value by 240%.

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