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<\/p>\nKEEP an eye on your spare change as you might have a rare coin worth up to \u00a3123 in there.<\/p>\n
The Royal Mint, which makes British coins, struck and put 29 pieces into circulation in 2011 to mark the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n
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More than a decade on and there's still some out there – and they are worth up to \u00a3123.<\/p>\n
Pieces in general circulation can be found in your spare change so it's worth digging around your wallet or purse for any.<\/p>\n
But which ones are the rarest and most valuable? Here's the ones you will want to look out for.<\/p>\n
The rarest coin out of all the Olympic coins is the football piece, according to The Royal Mint.<\/p>\n
Just 1,125,500 of coin were minted, which features the classic British sport in action.<\/p>\n That's still more than the rarer Kew Gardens 50p – there's just over 200,000 in circulation.<\/p>\n The Kew Gardens piece was minted a few years earlier than the Olympic collection and has been known to sell for up to a whopping \u00a3895 on eBay.<\/p>\n The coin to fetch the most in the Olympic range in recent months is the Aquatics error coin though, which sold for \u00a3123.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The error in the design makes it more valuable to collectors, just like a number of other rare errors out there too. <\/p>\n Otherwise, the 2012 aquatics coin with the updated design is one of the more highly circulated coins with 2,197,000 released. <\/p>\n Remember, the value of these coins can change so it's always worth taking each listing with a pinch of salt.<\/p>\n A rare piece is only worth what the bidder is willing to pay for it at that time.<\/p>\n Be wary of fakes that can crop up online too.<\/p>\n Here's the top ten rarest coins of the Olympic collection, and how much they've sold for recently on eBay.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a3123 on eBay<\/strong><\/p>\n If you find an aquatic 50p error coin with lines over the face, it could be worth a small fortune.<\/p>\n A small handful of this original design was put into circulation but it was then adapted very quickly to show the face above the water. <\/p>\n With so few of the original design out there, it's meant the coin's value has been pushed up significantly.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a310.50 on eBay<\/strong><\/p>\n The Triathlon coin recently fetched \u00a310.50 on eBay, according to our research. <\/p>\n Keep an eye out for the design which shows three outlined figures – one swimming one cycling and one running.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a310.50 on eBay<\/strong><\/p>\n The football coins are the rarest of all the Olympics 2012 coins, with just 1,125,500 in circulation.<\/p>\n The coin's design shows a football pitch with a diagram explaining the "offside" rule.<\/p>\n We saw one on eBay that had recently sold for \u00a310.50.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a39.50 on eBay<\/strong><\/p>\n If you find a Judo Olympics 50p coin down the back of the sofa, you could sell it for a decent price.<\/p>\n The coin, which depict one barefoot fighter throwing another to the floor, had recently sold for on eBay was \u00a39.50.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a33.80 on eBay<\/strong><\/p>\n The Olympics 2012 tennis coin depicts a ball soaring over a net.<\/p>\n We found that it had sold for \u00a33.80 on eBay.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a35.50 on eBay<\/strong><\/p>\n You can still get a decent price for the Wrestling coin despite it being the third rarest coin.<\/p>\n We found one that had recently sold on eBay for \u00a35.50.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a32.20 on eBay<\/strong><\/p>\n The handball coin still recently sold for \u00a32.20 on eBay even though it makes the bottom of our list.<\/p>\n The design shows a male athlete preparing to throw a ball with the blueprint of a handball pitch in the background.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a31.70<\/strong><\/p>\n This coin features when the running and shooting events of the pentathlon were combined for the first time.<\/p>\n All in all it shows: fencing, swimming, riding and combined running and shooting.<\/p>\n We've seen one on eBay recently sell for \u00a31.70.<\/p>\n Sold for \u00a32 on eBay<\/strong><\/p>\n You could sell a goalball Olympics 2012 50p for \u00a32 if you find it buried in an old coat pocket.<\/p>\n The design shows a goalball player throwing the ball in a sport that is designed specifically for athletes with visual impairment.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ks_comp_coins081222-v3-1.jpg\")
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How much are the Olympic 50p coins worth?<\/h2>\n
1. Aquatics <\/h3>\n
2. Triathlon <\/h3>\n
3. Football <\/h3>\n
4. Judo<\/h3>\n
5. Tennis<\/h3>\n
6. Wrestling<\/h3>\n
7. Handball<\/h3>\n
8. Pentathlon<\/h3>\n
9. Goalball <\/h3>\n
10. Basketball<\/h3>\n
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