A COIN commemorating the 2012 Olympic Games has been sold for a huge sum in Worcestershire.

The seller made a sizable profit after selling a 2011 Olympic football 50p coin, more commonly known as the Offside Rule 50p.

The coin, which was being sold in Kidderminster, had a number of buyers bidding for the object.

It had sold for £12.73 - over 25 times its face value. 

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The buyer also had to fork out £1.00 for postage.

The seller had described the coin as: "Circulated but in good condition. Olympic football 50p coin. Proof of postage is always obtained."

The Britannia Coin Company of Royal Wootton Bassett said the 50p coin is one of 1,125,500 ones made which entered circulation. 

A spokesperson said: "Also known as the Offside Rule 50p, this UK coin is one of twenty-nine commemorative 2012 Olympic 50ps issued by The Royal Mint.

"The design was submitted by Neil Wolfson and chosen out of 30,000 submitted by the public.

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"The design is a diagram that shows a top-down view of one half of a football field and demonstrates the offside rule with words and arrows to symbols representing players.

"The reverse of the 2011 Football Fifty Pence piece holds Neil Wolfson's design which demonstrates the offside rule.

"The 2011 Football 50ps are struck in cupronickel alloy to standard Fifty Pence piece specifications."