A valuable coin minted in the 90s could be worth a pretty petty - £60 to be exact. People hoping to cash in on the 30-year-old coin could be in for a struggle.
It's considered a tougher find than the popular Kew Gardens 50p coin. Dedicated to the European Community - a forerunner to the EU - the 50p coin was put into circulation by the Royal Mint between 1992 and 1993.
Only 109,000 of these type of 50ps were ever minted, the Mirror reports. By comparison there were 210,000 Kew Gardens 50p coins made, meaning the EC 50p is almost twice as rare and harder to find.
Although it is rare, some coin experts believe that it is not impossible for people to find one languishing at the bottom of a piggy bank or a wallet.
The EC coin celebrates the Presidency of the Council of European Community Ministers and the completion of the Single Market. To join the search, collectors can spot its design that features a birds-eye view of a conference table linked with lines and 12 stars. Twelve chairs are also placed around the furniture - one for each minister.
It was stamped on an older, bigger 50p design that was removed from circulation in 1997 and replaced by a smaller version.
Coin collectors at Change Checker said the EC 50p may be worth up to £60, reports the Daily Star, which works at a 120 times more than its face value. However, despite Kew Garden 50ps being easier to find in theory, they are worth much more than EC 50p coins.
Earlier this year, Kew Garden coin sold on eBay for £215 at 430 times its original value. The valuable piece featured the famous Chinese Pagoda from the gardens being intertwined by a leafy climber and attracted 31 competing bids over a seven-day auction.
The coin was minted in 2009 to celebrate 250 years of Kew Gardens.
But anyone lucky enough to find one should check the date as the Royal Mail reissued them in 2019, which typically fetch only around £70 to £80 on the likes of eBay.
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