Squirrel Nutkin 50p coin listed for £3,500 in Ipswich

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 11:02 · Archive

An Ipswich eBay seller is offering a Beatrix Potter Squirrel Nutkin 50p coin for £3,576.70, over 7,000 times its face value.

An eBay seller in Ipswich is advertising a Squirrel Nutkin 50p coin for £3,576.70, more than 7,000 times its nominal value. The Royal Mint sells the same coin for £5.

Designed by Emma Noble, the coin entered circulation in 2016 as part of The Royal Mint's Beatrix Potter commemorative series, which marked 150 years since the author's birth. The reverse shows an original watercolour illustration of Squirrel Nutkin from the children's tale, while the obverse features the definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The seller has described it as 'an extremely rare and collectible Squirrel Nutkin 50 pence piece'.

This is not the first high-priced Beatrix Potter coin offered for sale in Suffolk. A Benjamin Bunny 50p from 2017 was previously listed on eBay in Ipswich for £15,000.

How it is being reported

• 'Rare' 50p coin being sold for more than 7,000 times its worth in IpswichA 50p coin of Beatrix Potter character Squirrel Nutkin is being sold for more than £3,500 by an eBay seller in Ipswich.Ipswich Star · 15 Oct, 10:30
• 'Rare' 50p coin being sold for more than 7,000 times its worth in IpswichA 50p coin of Beatrix Potter character Squirrel Nutkin is being sold for more than £3,500 by an eBay seller in Ipswich.East Anglian Daily Times · 15 Oct, 10:30

In this story: Beatrix Potter · Squirrel Nutkin · Emma Noble · The Royal Mint · Ipswich

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