An eBay seller is offering a ‘rare’ King Charles III 50p coin for £3,500.
The item is listed on eBay for 7,000 times its face value.
It is a King Charles III pre-coronation coin that was circulated in 2022.
It has a fineness of 0.999 and features an uncrowned King Charles.
The coin has a buy it now price of £3,500 and or a starting bid of £1,500.
Delivery is free. For more information, visit here.
Other coins, including one listed by a fellow Runcorn resident, are for sale on eBay for as much as £7,500.
The rarest 50p coin designs in circulation
The rarest 50p designs in circulation, with their mintage figures, are:
- 2009 Kew Gardens: 210,000
- 2011 Olympic wrestling: 1,129,500
- 2011 Olympic football: 1,161,500
- 2011 Olympic judo: 1,161,500
- 2011 Olympic triathlon: 1,163,500
- 2018 Peter Rabbit: 1,400,000
- 2018 Flopsy Bunny: 1,400,000
- 2011 Olympic tennis: 1,454,000
- 2011 Olympic goalball: 1,615,500
- 2011 Olympic shooting: 1,656,500
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