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Rare 50p coins featuring Olympic swimmers are selling for hundreds or even thousands of pounds online.<br>One sold for £410 last week and a similar version sold for £10,100 in June.<br>Some 29 sports featured on the commemorative coins produced for the London 2012 Olympics. But the original accidentally incorporated wavy lines obscuring the swimmer's face (below). <br>         Valuable: The original accidentally incorporated wavy lines obscuring the swimmer's face<br>Only 600 were released before the mistake was spotted and the coin re-minted.<br>Until the five-figure record price was reached on eBay in June, rare 'wavy lines' coins were selling for £800.<br>It is not the only 50p piece that attracts collectors - but many are perfect specimens.<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/money/saving/article-8480243/Royal-Mint-warns-collectors-Battle-Hastings-50p-sells-63-000.html  'We want to ensure collectors pay a fair price': Royal Mint...] [/money/saving/article-8403325/Kew-Gardens-50p-worth-2-733-2009.html  Coining it in! 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