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Wrestling 50p coin: how much is it worth?

WRESTLING was one of the original sports of the Olympics and a commemorative 50p coin to mark the event at the London 2012 games attracts strong interest from collectors.

The Wrestling 50p coin is rare and valuable so you could be set for a financial win if you pin one down among your spare change.

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The Wrestling 50p features features two wrestlers competing in a stadium full of lights and fans

This coin was as minted in 2011 along with 28 other 50p designs that each featured a sport played at the 2012 Olympics.

The collection was created to celebrate the prestigious games being hosted in London.

Each design has now had more than a decade to pass hands and filter through the spare change of people's wallets.

The Wrestling 50p features features two wrestlers competing in a stadium full of lights and fans.

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Some spenders may not have realised the significance of this 50p.

If you find it in your spare change, you could be onto a winner as it is one of the rarest in circulation.

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Here is what you need to know.

How rare is the Wrestling 50p?

The Wrestling 50p was designed for the Olympic Games by Roderick Enriquez, a graphic designer from London.

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That's a dropkick in the ocean compared with the  regular 50ps that are circulating around tills and wallets across Britain nowadays.

In fact, the coin is so rare and sought after that it sits third on Change Checker's scarcity index.

It has a score of 86, making it very scarce and just behind the Kew Gardens and Triathlon 50p coins when it comes to rarity.

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