AN ‘extremely rare’ NHS coin is being sold for £4,000.
The item is listed on eBay for 8,000 times is face value.
It is a 1998 NHS UK 50p coin that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the National Health Service.
“Very few available,” the item description reads.
Copes Coins, a UK coin store, says: “When looking at the rarity of a coin, a good rule of thumb is whether you regularly get it in your change or have ever got it in your change.
“The 1998 NHS 50p is still in circulation today so it is possible to check your change and find one. The likelihood of finding one though is fairly small and finding one is considered rare.”
The seller is located in Runcorn and delivery is 85p.
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Similar coins are being sold on eBay for as much as £10,000.
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