Diversity Built Britain 50p coin: how much is it worth?
THE rare Diversity Built Britain 50p coin is a popular one for budding collectors to get their hands on.
The coin was issued in October 2020, so it's been around for a few years already.
It's the first in a series issued to celebrate diversity in Britain.
The coin was designed by Dominque Evans and features the words “Diversity Built Britain" as well as imagery of connected triangles that are supposed to symbolise the connections between communities across the country.
It was also commissioned by the then Chancellor, now Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part of plans to include a wider range of people on coins and notes in the future.
Dominique Evans had previously designed coins to mark VE Day, the Sapphire Coronation and Jane Austen too.
Read more in money
More in the series are due to follow as well, so there's even opportunity for collectors to complete a whole set.
But if you happen to find a copy of the rare coin in your own change for now, here we explain how much it could be worth, as well as how many are actually around.
How rare is the Diversity Built Britain 50p?
There are approximately 10.3million of the Diversity Built Britain coins in circulation.
Compared to other coin fan favourites, it's not that rare though.
Most read in Money
It comes very close to the bottom on Change Checker's scarcity index.
Change Checker says that the mintage figure is quite high for a commemorative coin, so it's good news for collectors as they stand a good chance of finding one in their change.
But as they aren't as rare or in demand you might not be able to sell them on for much profit, so sellers might miss out instead.
How much is the Diversity Built Britain 50p worth?
Some coins can be worth many times their face value if they are rare - produced in small quantities - or if they are in high demand among collectors, especially if it's to complete a collection.
Really a coin is only ever worth how much someone else is willing to pay for it.
Recent eBay listings for the coin show they have sold for not much more than their face value.
One sold on October 4 for 50p after three bids, for example, and another on the same day for £1.05 after a single bid.
Previously they have sold for more. For example in August the same coin sold for £10 after getting 12 bids, which just goes to show that interest can change over time.
Is my change worth anything?
Coins with a low mintage or an error are often deemed the most valuable by collectors, so spot one of these in your change and you could be quids-in.
An easy way to spot one is to look out for unique designs on the change kicking about in your wallet.
Usually the images found on the obverse will have been created to commemorate an event or location, along with a period of time in history.
There is a whole collection of rare Olympic 50p coins for example that can fetch a pretty penny on eBay, you might find some of these crop up in your change since their introduction after the London 2012 games.
But it's not only that, rare error coins are just as popular with collectors.
You can check how much the coin is selling for on eBay, by searching the full name of the coin, select the "sold" listing and then toggle the search to "highest value".
That way you get an idea of the value of a coin but sometimes a coin may not have sold for the amount is was listed for.
You can also get your change verified by The Royal Mint if you think it may be worth something, that'll also help reassure buyers that they're paying for the real deal - and you may even be able to hike up the price a bit if you go to sell.
READ MORE SUN STORIES
You'll also find that online tools from change experts like are helpful to see how much it could be worth.
But you should always be wary of fakes circulating online, these won't be worth as much in value so you could end up cashing out on the wrong thing or disappointed that your change isn't worth as much as you thought.
Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing [email protected].
You can also join our new Sun Money to share stories and tips and engage with the consumer team and other group members.