Kew Gardens 50p coin depicting Chinese pagoda dethroned as rarest in circulation

The Kew Gardens 50p - which depicts the Chinese pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens - was until recently considered to be the rarest coin in circulation

The Kew Gardens 50p coin, which features the Chinese pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens, was once considered to be the rarest coin in circulation, with only 210,000 ever made. It was released in 2009 to mark 250 years of the tourist attraction.

Now, 15 years later, a Dereham local has listed the coin for £185 on eBay. The coin depicts the Chinese pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Image: eBay)

The Royal Mint has since stripped the coin of its rarest title and given it to a 50p coin depicting the Atlantic salmon with the King's portrait.

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The Kew Gardens coin was dethroned by a 50p coin depicting an Atlantic salmon (Image: eBay)

But despite being dethroned in official rarity, the Kew Gardens coin remains the most expensive on the online marketplace.

It recently sold for £151 in Swaffham, attracting 18 bids, and for £127 in Norwich, receiving five bids as well as being currently available for £185 in Dereham.

In comparison, an Atlantic salmon listed by that same eBay user from Dereham sold for just £59.95 last Saturday, about a third of Kew Garden's average price of £156.25.

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