Rare 50p coins such as the Beatrix Potter collection can sell for huge sums online.
This collection of four 50p coins with a face value of only £2 has sold for £1,170.
The purchase saw eBay user atiash-g9p9xp make 584 times what the coins are actually worth.
The coin collection, which was sold yesterday for the whopping sum caused a bidding war and 36 bids were made on the item.
Writing of the set, the seller said: “Highly Collectable Beatrix Potter full set of four 2016 colour silver proof 50ps.
“All with original Royal Mint boxes and certification. Postage is special delivery. Peter, Jemima, Squirrel and Mrs Tiggywinkle. This lot is being resisted due to non payment by the buyer at the previous auction.” (sic)
Silver mint, these special commemorative coins were sold by Royal Mint to celebrate the British author.
They feature Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-duck, Squirrel Nutkin and Mrs Tiggywinkle, which is one of the rarest 50p coins in circulation.
These 2016 coins enchanted collectors, but now even more coins and characters are being added for 2018.
The latest addition is the adorable Flopsy Bunny. The coin costs £60 for silver proof, and over 75 per cent of the coins are already reserved.
There were new Peter Rabbit coins released in 2017, with a silver proof edition costing £120 and a gold version costing £1,000.
A new Peter Rabbit coin has also been unveiled for 2018.
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies was first published in July 1909.
In the story the Flopsy Bunnies, who are the children of Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Flopsy, fall asleep in a farmer’s rubbish heap.
They are however recused by Thomasina Tittlemouse, a wood mouse.
Another rare coin recently sold on eBay for £120. There rare £1 coin from the Isle of Man is worth a large sum.
The piece, sold by Dan Rahman from Southampton on Saturday 21 March, has an unusual design that man Britons might not recognise.
This is due to the fact that the coin is not from the mainland of the UK. The pound coin is an Isle of Man coin and is not created by Royal Mint.
Which are the rarest coins in the UK?
Coin fanatics are always keen to complete their collections, a coins can sell for thousands of pounds on sites such as eBay.
These are the rarest £1, £2, 50p, 20p and 10p coins.
The 1983 ‘New Pence’ 2p coin can also sell for a huge sum, up to £650.
