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Why one of your old 50p coins could sell for more than £400 online

A recent eBay bidding war saw a rare 50p coin being sold for £410

Nottingham Post

One of your old 50p coins could be worth £410

Brits are being urged to check their change after a rare 50p coin sold for over £400 in an online bidding war

Manchester Evening News

Rare 50p coin sells for £410 after online bidding war - 800 times its face value

The 50p coin sparked a 12-way bidding war on eBay, with its starting price of £150 quickly rising to £410, with collectors keen to snap up the rare Kew Gardens coin.

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BBC releases unseen footage of Charles in his 20s from documentary Queen had banned

Cut BBC footage from the later-banned 1969 'Royal Family' documentary has been released showing a young King Charles talking about the Firm and what it means to him

Daily Mirror

BBC documentary features previously unseen footage of King spanning 70 years

The programme will show the royal family enjoying a bonfire at Sandringham and sitting down to dinner onboard the Royal Yacht Britannia.

The Independent UK

The Royal Mint coronation coin 2023: How to buy limited edition collection

The collection includes a number of denominations including a 50p coin and a £5 coin

Evening Standard

How to invest in gold

High inflation and stock market volatility have attracted many investors to gold.

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King is presented with £5 coin featuring his crowned portrait for first time

Charles’ effigy, which was designed by artist and sculptor Martin Jennings, show him wearing the Tudor Crown.

The Independent UK

This Morning's Josie Gibson shares unusual hobby with viewers as she admits she's 'weird'

Josie collects a few items, with one collection proving particularly unusual

Bristol Post

The Royal Mint launches celebratory commemorative 50p and £5 coins ahead of King’s Coronation

The coins will go on sale via The Royal Mint website on Monday, April 24

Manchester Evening News

King Charles III seen crowned for first time on new coins released by Royal Mint

The commemorative collection includes a 50p and a £5 coin which features the first official crowned coinage portrait of King Charles III

Daily Mirror

What modelling King Charles’s head taught me about very public portraits – and sovereignty itself

I’ve sculpted figures from Mary Seacole to George Orwell, but a 9.6m-strong test run of my latest image is art on a whole new scale, says sculptor Martin Jennings

The Guardian - UK

New coins to feature first crowned portrait of King Charles III

The collection, which includes a 50p and £5 coin, will be released later this month

Wales Online

Coronation coins with first ever crowned effigy of King Charles III revealed by Royal Mint

Commemorative collection includes a portrait of King Charles wearing the Tudor Crown

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Coronation coins to feature first ever crowned effigy of King Charles III

The commemorative collection includes a portrait of King Charles wearing the Tudor Crown.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow seller puts rare Kew Gardens 50p on eBay for £299 as experts call it a 'must have'

A Glasgow seller has put up a rare 50p coin for sale - and it's the 'holy grail' of all coins with many people keen to get their hands on the Kew Gardens coin.

Birmingham Post

Royal Mint sees jump in gold investments amid wider market uncertainties

The coin maker said gold investments have been driven by Generation Z and Millennials

PC Gamer

'NFT For Britain' idea proves too stupid even for UK government

Rishi Sunak ordered the creation of a state-backed NFT last April, not long before a colossal crypto crash.

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The Guardian - UK

UK government drops plans for NFT made by Royal Mint

Labour criticises Rishi Sunak ‘vanity project’ announced weeks before collapse in value of cryptocurrencies

Nottingham Post

Rare 50p sells for £234 after eBay bidding war - with thousands still in circulation

Time to check your change

Chronicle Live

Rare 50p coin sells for £234 on eBay - with thousands more in circulation

The 50p piece features the Chinese Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Garden on the tails side, with the Queen's portrait on the other

Wales Online

Hogwarts coin released by Royal Mint as last in Harry Potter collection

The Royal Mint said it has seen a strong response to the coins from younger families, who will have grown up reading Harry Potter books

Daily Mirror

Rare 50p sells for £234 after bidding war on eBay - and there are more out there

The coin in question was released in 2009 to mark 250 years since Kew Gardens opened in 1759 and the Royal Mint estimate that around 210,000 were made

Wales Online

Seller cashes in as rare 50p coin sold for £234 on eBay

The Kew Gardens coin is one of the rarest around and is coveted by collectors

Liverpool Echo

Rare 50p coin sells for £234 after online bidding war

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