Generally collectors have had to rely upon mintage figures to identify the scarcest coins. The recent Beatrix Potter 50p coins also rank highly, with Jemima Puddle-Duck and Squirrel Nutkin coming in at numbers 6 and 7 – based largely on their low level of ownership and high swap requests, as official mintages are yet to be confirmed by the Royal Mint.Ĭlick here to see the full list How the Scarcity Index works
The next 4 scarcest coins are all from the 2012 Olympics – Football, Triathlon, Judo and Wrestling. With a mintage of just 210,000, it is also the least owned and most requested swap. There’s no surprise to find Kew Gardens at the top of the list. The index uses a unique combination of mintage, collecting and swap data to give the most up-to-date picture of today’s 50p coin collecting market.
Can’t wait – click here to reveal the UK’s “scarcest” 50p coinĬhange Checker has launched the 50p “Scarcity Index”, which tracks which circulating 50p coins are the most scarce and collectable.
