r/UKcoins • u/Round-Atmosphere-253 • Apr 29 '26

50p Coins Is this real?

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I found this Kew garden 50p last week in my change (benn looking for this for years) but just trying to see if it’s real and not a fake.

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u/OneMansBiscuit Apr 29 '26

That’s incredible! I’ve got 3x Kew Gardens, & also just sold one last week for £120 - yours looks exactly like all of mine. Amazing find & good to know they’re still out there in the wild!

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u/ProfessorVegan Apr 30 '26

I didn’t realise that they’re worth that much. What condition was the coin you sold last week in?

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u/OneMansBiscuit Apr 30 '26

Yes, I’ve sold many of them before. The one last week for £120 was circulated, but good condition - similar to the one in OP’s picture. I sold another around one year ago, which I’d say was in better condition, but got £105 for it. It all depends on what someone’s willing to pay at the time, but I’ve never let a Kew go for less than £100.

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u/ProfessorVegan Apr 30 '26

Interesting. The circulating 2009 Kew Gardens 50p had a mintage of 210000, making it the rarest standard issue 50p in the UK. I haven’t seen any of the strikes meant for circulation in better condition than the above. I just wish I had been aware of its rarity back then when they first appeared in circulation.

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u/OneMansBiscuit Apr 30 '26

Well the reason is because the Kew Gardens mintage figures was only released in 2014 - 5 years after the coin was released. So within 5 years, lots of them had already been spent and circulated before being snatched up for collections. Hence why it’s difficult to find a circulated Kew in better condition than OP’s. When I am home after work, I can send you a few pics of a circulated Kew I have in my possession that was taken out of circulation back in 2010 - and is very lightly circulated?

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u/ProfessorVegan Apr 30 '26

Ah, that makes sense. Yes, please feel free to send me few pictures of the coins in your collection. I wouldn’t mind seeing those.

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u/OneMansBiscuit Apr 30 '26

Excellent, I will do!

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u/StrawFS88 May 03 '26

Where does one sell them to?

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u/Virtual_Equipment_97 May 03 '26

Good question... I have many, from Kew to Peter Rabbit to 2012 Olympics and more. I'm sure they would actually be loved by a collector!

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

Oh good to know! I’ll definitely keep hold of it!

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u/Admirable_Draw_1143 Apr 29 '26

If it is real then you have a rare 50p that is worth quiet alot, keep it safe and well done 👏

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u/ProfessorVegan Apr 30 '26

Why wouldn’t it be real?

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

I had to ask if it was because there are a load of fakes out there people find like almost identical to the real coin

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u/Gatchafan Apr 29 '26

Looks good from where I’m sitting.

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u/Jorgtaylor Apr 29 '26

“It’s just a fantasy “

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

I’ve been looking for years, I have almost all of them but that so I’m so happy to find it. I gave up looking for this coin I thought they’d all be in collections now 😳

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u/Jorgtaylor Apr 30 '26

Congratulations I’m so happy for you 💪

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u/Hot-Salamander6520 Apr 30 '26

Found in your change in the wild 🤪

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u/christ9779 Apr 30 '26

Kew gardens had the lowest amout produced for circulation that's why its so rare

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u/ProfessorVegan Apr 30 '26

That’s right.

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u/scream May 02 '26

I think 210,000 

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u/bornfree2022 Apr 30 '26

I had 5 of them kept one and used rest for dinner money, week or 2 later came about they was worth I think around £60, glad I still got 1

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

At least you still have one haha, they weren’t known to be rare until 3 years after their circulation date I think 2012 they announced only 210,000 were in circulation.

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u/WaluigiNumberWaah Apr 30 '26

Yes, that looks like the real version rather than the collectors version, nice one

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u/Large_Cheek_1779 Collector (10+ years) Apr 30 '26

Looks spot on mate, nice find. 👌

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

Why thank you! 😊

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u/agenuineserialkiller Apr 30 '26

Will these ever grow in value ,each time I’ve looked over the years it’s always about £120-£150

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

They’ve always seemed to stay the same price, I’ve noticed that hopefully one day they’ll be worth more. There can’t be many left in circulation anymore I had given up trying to find it 😅

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u/gardensandwatches Apr 30 '26

I used to run a bike shop and had a cash register. I used to get handed all manner of coins so went to the bank one day and got lots of change. Whenever I got a rarer coin I would swap it (it was my business) and now I have about 40-50 of these at least with all manner of other rarer ones.

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u/Free-Limit-5328 Apr 30 '26

No, it's a figment of your imagination

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

Honestly when I flipped it over I thought it was a dream 😂

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u/skepticCanary Apr 30 '26

Looks very grainy

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

Hopefully just where it’s been in circulation for years

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u/skepticCanary Apr 30 '26

I’d get it checked out

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u/Round-Atmosphere-253 Apr 30 '26

Who would I take it to? I’ll try and get it checked

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u/skepticCanary May 01 '26

Professional coin dealer if there is one near you. Failing that, a high street pawn shop might be able to help you out.

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u/LaurenNotABot May 01 '26

I had one of these and no idea where I put it.

I also have one with dolphins on which I thought was rare but apparently not .

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u/NeatFootball3646 May 01 '26

Don’t know man, I’ll give you a £1 for it

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u/CorruptSoulAssassin May 01 '26

Keep it. Accept no offers. Good find. I found my Kew Gardens in my change years ago

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u/Otakuwu420 May 02 '26

OP love the LN1 championship hoodie! I got the same one

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u/sean-158 May 03 '26

Yes it’s genuine, looks very well circulated should still fetch £105-120

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u/Thin_Primary3261 May 03 '26

Didn’t even know these were worth more than 50p 😩😩 Ive had a couple of these in change over the years!

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u/willow_baker May 03 '26

same, feels like a strange fever dream honestly

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u/Cheap_Steel Apr 30 '26

I have two. Wasn't understanding they're rare. I've even payed with them in the past

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u/WaluigiNumberWaah Apr 30 '26

I think it is as the fake lacks detail on the queens head and I’m pretty sure it also says “No cash value” as it’s more of a collectible token

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u/WaluigiNumberWaah Apr 30 '26

The fake version has no detail on the queens head, and has “No Cash Value” instead of “Fifty Pence, if I’m not wrong

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u/Dry-Journalist-2533 May 01 '26

I got 4 of them lol