Check your pockets, wallets, purses and corners of your home as a 50p coin has sold for 98x its face value on eBay.

The seller from Malvern said the Atlantic salmon 50p coin was uncirculated but there is a chance you’ll find this coin in your spare change.

This is because it is one of eight coin designs that reflect the King’s passion for conservation and the natural world and in October 2023, the Royal Mint said it would expect the coins to enter circulation by the end of 2023.

The collection features different designs on coins ranging from the 1p to the £2.

The 50p coin sold for £49The 50p coin sold for £49 (Image: eBay) The Atlantic salmon 50p coin sold for £49 after starting a mini bidding war on the online auction site with 13 bids being placed.

On eBay, the coin was listed as belonging to a set but it was only the Atlantic salmon design that was available to buy. The seller added that the  50p "carries the privy mark".

Which other coins are in the collection?

The designs are inspired by flora and fauna, celebrating creatures such as the red squirrel, the hazel dormouse and the bee.

  • 1p – Hazel dormouse
  • 2p – Red squirrel
  • 5p – Oak tree leaf
  • 10p – Capercaillie
  • 20p – Puffin
  • 50p – Atlantic salmon
  • £1 – Bees
  • £2 – National flowers

The description of the Atlantic salmon 50p coin issued by the Royal Mint says: “Wild populations are low due to factors such as river pollution, habitat loss, river heating and overfishing.

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“They can be found in clean rivers in Scotland and Wales along with those in North and South West England.”

At the time the designs were unveiled, the Royal Mint said the designs, officially known as definitives, mark the final chapter of the King’s transition onto coinage.

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