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<\/p>\nA rare 50p "error coin" marking the London 2012 Olympic Games has sold on eBay for a whopping \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n
And you could have one at home after around 600 of the swimming coins were accidentally released to the public.<\/p>\n
A total of 29 different 50p designs were created to commemorate the games, each featuring a different sport, the Mirror reports.<\/p>\n
But the recently-sold coin is worth a lot more, as it was redesigned to remove water lines across the swimmer's face shortly after being released in 2011.<\/p>\n
Only a few of the original ones accidentally made it into circulation – thought to be around 600.<\/p>\n
The 50p coin making news now was originally listed for 1p on eBay but after receiving 65 bids, 15 buyers had soon pushed it up to \u00a3955.<\/p>\n
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Another coin with the same error was sold in June 2020 for \u00a310,100.<\/p>\n
So if you're checking a stash of 50ps in your home, look out for the Olympic swimmer coin with too many lines on the face as you could be set to make a pretty penny.<\/p>\n
Experts believe the error coins could be worth between \u00a31,000 and \u00a31,500 but warn there are many fake copies of this coin on the market.<\/p>\n
It comes after a string of unlikely eBay deals reported by the Daily Star.<\/p>\n
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A "hopeful" eBay seller was caught flogging London Olympics trainers for \u00a31,249,000. <\/p>\n
User hazza3000's brand-new special edition Adidas kickers costed more than a special-edition Aston Martin Valhalla (\u00a3930,000).<\/p>\n
They appeared to be the only brand-new Games Maker pair selling on the site with used ones going for \u00a317.99.<\/p>\n
He did not respond to requests for comment by the Daily Star and the shoes, which were used by volunteers for the games, remain for sale with \u00a37.99 extra for postage.<\/p>\n
Yet it appears other eBay users could still have given him a run for his money.<\/p>\n
Ruth Eidsforth, who runs Discount Sports Skipton with her husband Tony, admitted her shop accidentally put up a pair of Adidas Womens trainers for \u00a3504,000 on eBay.<\/p>\n
After we alerted her to the listing last month, she said: "Must have been an error! I'm going to blame my husband for that one.<\/p>\n
"If we sell them for that we would not need to open shop in April. That would be awesome."<\/p>\n
Asked about Hazza's offer, she added: "Bloody hell. I'm not sure who's paying that for them. That's a bit unrealistic.<\/p>\n
"That's either an error or that's very hopeful."<\/p>\n