'Very rare' 50p coin in honour of Roger Bannister sells for almost 1,000 times its face value View 2 Images

A 'very rare' 50p in memory of the first person to break the four-minute mile barrier has run away at auction - selling for a whopping 967 times its shop value. The Roger Bannister 50p coin was sold for £483.63 on Ebay on Wednesday [November 19th]. The coin was minted in 2004 to celebrate 50 years since Sir Roger Bannister - a medical student at the time - ran a mile in under four minutes. The coin, designed by James Butler, features a pair of running legs alongside a clock to highlight the incredible time of three minutes and 59.4 seconds that was set by the athlete in 1954. The listing describes the item as a 'highly sought after' coin, which is a 'prized possession' for colle

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