Overview
- The eBay listing opened at £9.99, drew 14 bidders, and closed at £113.85 with £5.23 postage.
- Specialists put fair value near £145, indicating the seller may have accepted less than current market estimates.
- About 210,000 of the original Kew Gardens 50p coins were minted in 2009, featuring the gardens’ pagoda and the late Queen’s portrait.
- Collectors say many examples still circulate in everyday change, keeping discovery chances alive.
- A 2019 reissue marking 50 years of the 50p is generally less valuable than the original strike.