Rare coin sells on eBay: Rugby World Cup £2 coin sells for £675. Do you own one?

An extremely rare £2 coin has just sold for £675 on eBay.

The commemorative coin was minted back in 1999 to mark the Rugby World Cup.

The image on the coin was designed by Ron Dutton and encapsulates the atmosphere, movement and sound in the stadium.

Bidding on the auction site started at £15 before rival bidders jumped in to quickly push the price into the hundreds, bringing a good payday for the coin’s owner.

There were 16 bids in total for the seller, based in Bristol, before the auction ended at £675.

The 1999 Rugby World Cup was held in Wales, with Australia defeating France in the final.

The first ever £2 coin was also part of a commemorative series – it was introduced into the UK in 1986 to mark the Commonwealth Games.

There is a healthy market on eBay for £2 coins from a collection showing the 12 Labours of Hercules.

Earlier this week a coin from the set sold for £360. It depicted the 12th and final labour – Hercules triumphantly capturing the beast named Cerberus.

Another coin in the same series, showing the fifth labour of Hercules – the Greek hero cleaning King Augeas's stables – recently went for £295.

The limited-edition coins were circulated in Gibraltar and minted by Pobjoy, a small minting company based in Surrey that specialises in commemorative sets.

A rare 50p coin recently sold on eBay for £200 after its owner decided to sell their whole coin collection.

It was a 50p coin featuring an Olympic swimmer. The design shows a swimmer moving through the water. 

Early versions of this coin were printed with the lines, depicting the water, over the swimmer’s face. However it was decided that the design was not clear, so new coins were issued without the lines.

This coin is described by Royal Mint as: “A swimmer submerged in water, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, "50 PENCE", below.”

It was designed by Jonathan Olliffe.