Fifty Pence.

The 50p is possibly one of the most collected British Coins. The coin entered in circulation 1969, on October 14 to be precise, replacing the ten-shilling note and ahead of the currency decimalisation, which would occur in 1971.

The 50p coin is the world’s first seven-sided coin made in an equilateral heptagon-like shape (It’s not actually a heptagon because the sides are curved arcs instead of straight lines). The Royal Mint deliberately chose this unique format for the Fifty Pence coin to differentiate the coin from the rest of the UK coinage. Its distinctive design is perhaps one of the reasons why the 50p coin is so popular with coin collectors.

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Elizabeth II, 50 Pence 1981 Brilliant Unc

1981 50 Pence (large size) Brilliant Uncirculated
£9.50
Picture of Elizabeth II, 50 Pence 1996 Proof Sterling Silver

Elizabeth II, 50 Pence 1996 Proof Sterling Silver

Here we offer the 1996 50p issued in Proof Sterling Silver. This coin is part of a set that the Royal Mint issued in 1996 containing all current coins in Proof Sterling Silver.
£35.00
 50 Pence 2006 Sterling Silver Proof_obv

Elizabeth II, 50 Pence 2006 Proof Sterling Silver

In 2006 the Royal Mint issued a special Proof Set, not only were the denominations struck in Proof but they were Sterling Silver Proofs. We have obtained between 11 and 19 pieces of each of these 50 pence coins, which we now offer you now. You can now add it to your collection in beautiful Sterling Silver Proofs. This is one of the three most collected denominations and we only have a small quantity of each, so please do not miss out on this coin. It's shiny proof, it's sterling silver, and it can be yours...
£32.50
1998 50p 25th Anniversary of Joining the EU Unc_obv

Elizabeth II, Fifty Pence (25th Anniversary of Joining the EU) 1998 Unc

In 1998 the Royal Mint issued a commemorative 50 Pence for the 25th anniversary of our membership in the European Union. Our membership has now ended of course. This is the old large sized 50 Pence with a table with 12 stars representing the 12 member nations. The coin has the Rank-Broadley portrait of the Queen on the obverse. These coins are in Uncirculated condition and it is a coin that you almost never see. We have priced them at what we think is a reasonable price, not the crazy prices that some marketers are asking.
£6.95
Three Elizabeth II 2022 Platinum Jubilee 50 Pence  BU

Three Elizabeth II 2022 Platinum Jubilee 50 Pence BU

Three Elizabeth II 2022 Platinum Jubilee 50 Pence BU. These were issued just before the Queen died and are one of her last coins to be issued. On one side you have the bust of Queen Elizabeth II and on the reverse a large 70 with the crowned cypher in the middle and the dates 1952-2022. These coins are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and have never been used. We opened the sealed Royal Mint bags ourselves, these coins are about as nice as you can get for coins actually struck to be used! Get them while you can and while we still have them for sale and save when you buy 3!
£12.95

What are the rarest 50p coins?

Any coin with a low mintage number can be considered rare. Bearing this in mind, below is a list* of the top 5 rarest fifty pence coins:

  1. The Kew Gardens (only 210,000 issued for circulation)
  2. The Football Olympic (mintage 1,125,000)
  3. The Triathlon Olympic (mintage 1,163,500)
  4. The Wrestling Olympic (mintage 1,129,500)
  5. The Judo Olympic (mintage 1,161,500)

A few of the coins featured on our website also have lower mintage, such as the Suffragettes 2003 50p Proof in silver (not currently available) (mintage 6,267), the NHS 50p Proof piedfort in silver (mintage 5,117), and the 1973 UK entry to the EEC 50p(not currently available) in Proof Cupronickel.

*List provided by ChangeChecker.

What fifty pence pieces are worth money?

Depending on the condition of the coin, any of the coins listed above can be worth more than their face value. But instead of telling you which coins are worth money, we would rather tell you which ones we don’t usually buy... for starters the cupronickel coins issued for circulation even if they are considered rare. The Peter Rabbit issues, for example, the only ones worth money are the ones struck with colouring in silver proof. But there are others: the Benjamin Britten, The Paddington Bear, and any of the Beatrix Potter commemorative issues. In our opinion, they have been over-hyped by the press. And, whilst a lot of them are for sale online for very high prices, there’s little evidence to suggest that they are actually selling...

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