A coin collector has sold a rare Brexit 50p coin for an eye watering £10,000 on eBay. The coin was minted in 2020 to mark the the UK's exit from the EU, following the 2016 referendum.
The seller, from Glasgow, sold the special edition coin on the site on February 6, Glasgow Live reports. The lucky collector described the coin as a 'very rare find', and was launched on the date of Brexit on January 31, 2020, and features the words "Peace, Prosperity and Friendship With All Nations" on its reverse side.
According to Coin Checker, an estimated ten million of the special coins are still in circulation. Coin Checker said: "On the 31st January 2020 the United Kingdom left the European Union – over three and half years after the Vote.
