Royal Mint Beatrix Potter 50p coin sells for over £200 on eBay
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 13:31 · Archive
A 2016 Royal Mint Peter Rabbit 50p coin sold on eBay for £219.20, more than 400 times its face value.
A 2016 Royal Mint Peter Rabbit 50p coin has sold on eBay for £219.20, including buyer-protection fees, making it worth more than 400 times its face value. The coin was described as a silver proof edition with a fineness of 0.925.
The Royal Mint's Beatrix Potter collection began in 2016, marking 150 years since the author's birth. The first Peter Rabbit design showed a close-up of the character facing forward, complete with whiskers. Other 2016 designs featured Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Jemima Puddle-Duck. Four more designs arrived in 2017, featuring Tom Kitten, Benjamin Bunny and Jeremy Fisher. The 2018 Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny designs each had a circulating mintage of 1.4 million, whilst the Peter Rabbit editions from 2019 and 2020 were not put into general circulation.
A coin's value depends on several factors: its condition, design, material and demand from collectors. The Royal Mint advises buyers of second-hand coins to check for original packaging and, for proof editions, a certificate of authenticity, as a seller's description alone is not independent verification.
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- Royal Mint Beatrix Potter 50p coin sells for more than 400 times face value on eBayA 2016 Royal Mint Peter Rabbit 50p coin, from the sought after Beatrix Potter collection, sold on eBay for more than £200Oxford Mail · 14 Nov, 13:10
- Royal Mint Beatrix Potter 50p coin sells for more than 400 times face value on eBayA 2016 Royal Mint Peter Rabbit 50p coin, from the sought after Beatrix Potter collection, sold on eBay for more than £200Oxfordshire Guardian · 14 Nov, 13:10
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