Paddington Bear turns 60 this year, and the Royal Mint celebrated by dedicating a 50p coin to the famous children’s book character. Paddington Bear 50p This coin shows the popular Peruvian bear outside Buckingham Palace waving a Union Jack on one side, while the other side depicts the queen (Photo: Royal Mint/PA Wire) It’s estimated that over 75 per cent of the coins have been taken out of circulation by collectors, which only makes them harder to find for new hobbyists – and therefore, more valuable.Īny of the coins will get you a nice profit should you decide to sell, but the football coin which depicts an explanation of the offside rule is the one to watch out for – it could net you over £10. This set of 50p pieces depicting each of the Olympic sports to coincide with London 2012 is often credited with giving British coin-collecting a boost in interest. Olympic Football 50p (Photo: eBay/crafty-cottage) You probably already know if you have one of these as they are of the older, chunkier variety of 50 pence piece, and if you do, collectors could be willing to pay over £60 to take if off your hands.įollowing Brexit, these outdated designs could become even more desired by collectors.

These 50p pieces were released in the early ’90s to celebrate the European Economic Community, and depict 12 stars to represent the member states of the EU at that time. Tiggy-Winkle, and Squirrel Nutkin, while a gold version of the coin released to celebrate of Beatrix Potter’s life in 2016 could fetch up to £780.

Other characters to look out for include Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs. The gold version of the 150th anniversary coin is valued at a pricey £780 (Photo: The Royal Mint) Most collectors would rather plump for a mint condition coin direct from the source, and prices have halved in recent months, so you might have to get lucky if you want to make the higher figures.

In 2017, another silver coin depicting the rabbit mid-run was released, valued at £10, while the rarer, collectable coloured edition of the same design is priced at £60.

That said, a 2016 edition of the 50p featuring an up-close portrait of the titular bunny’s face is the most sought after the silver version has fetched as much £1,000 on eBay. Peter Rabbit 50p A 2016 Peter Rabbit coin recently sold on eBay for a whopping £1,000 (Photo: The Royal Mint)Īs part of a Beatrix Potter collection, the set of coins depicting famous characters from her Peter Rabbit works will all fetch more than their face value.

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