Overview
- An Instagram and TikTok collector’s lists of valuable coins prompted fresh coverage of pieces said to fetch thousands of pounds.
- The Royal Mint confirmed a recent online auction sale of a gold‑proof Kew Gardens 50p for £6,800, and records show 629 were issued to the public from an authorised 1,000.
- The 1933 UK penny is described as exceptionally scarce, with a documented auction result of £127,000 reported in 2016.
- The Atlantic Salmon 50p is cited by the influencer as scarce in circulation and rising in value, a claim presented without official pricing data.
- Error and transitional coins also feature, including the no‑date Shield 20p with around 250,000 released by the Mint and a 1983 ‘New Pence’ 2p that collectors say can command four‑figure sums, with calls for expert authentication and caution over counterfeits.