Commemorative 50p coin sells for £250 on eBay in Scottish sale

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A rare 50p coin has just sold for 500 times its value price. Known as the Blue Peter 50p, it has been snapped up for £250 on eBay, with the selling location listed as Glasgow.

In 2009, the coin was distributed to mark the 2012 London Olympic Games. Released in Blue Peter branded packaging, It features a portrait of the Queen used on all coinage from 1998 to 2014.

However, the reverse design depicts a high jumper to represent the forthcoming sporting event. Designed by Florence Jackson, at the time aged eight, it was the winning entry in a competition held by TV show Blue Peter which saw 17,000 entries, according to coin collecting site 50pence.co.uk.

It is the 17th design to feature on the UK's 50p. With a low mintage figure, CoinTrust reports that only 100,000 were issued in 2009.