Posts Tagged ‘Royal Mint’
Are the Beatrix Potter coins destined to be the scarcest 50ps ever?
There is no doubt that the Beatrix Potter 50ps have caused much excitement across the UK and we can see why they’re so popular.
Collectors all over the country are checking their change right now in an attempt to find the Peter Rabbit 50p coin and are sure to do the same when the other coins in the series are released into circulation.
Ebay listing shows 2 x Circulated Peter Rabbit 50ps sold for £31 + P&P
But the more collectors hoard these coins, the less likely you are to find one in circulation – some are selling online for 40 times their face value!
What makes these 50p coins so special?
The unique theme of this collection has been the key to its undeniable success.
Struck by The Royal Mint, this series of Beatrix Potter 50ps celebrate the 150th anniversary of her birth. Designed by Emma Noble, these coins celebrate Beatrix Potter as the artist behind some of the best-loved characters in children’s literature as well as some of the animals from her children’s tales.
Will these 50ps disappear from circulation completely?
As the rest of the collection unfolds we will welcome three more familiar faces, Jemima-Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, who will appear on UK coins later in the year to complete this five piece series.
As the coins are so popular, we predict it won’t be long until they completely disappear from circulation.
We think every coin in the Beatrix Potter fifty pence series will be snapped up and will stay safely tucked away in the collections of Change Checkers all over the UK.
So if you do find one, make sure you keep it safe – a 50p Collecting revolution could be about to start!
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The Penny that’s set to reach £115,000 at Auction
A rare 1933 Penny is set to fetch a world record £115,000 when it goes to auction in a couple of weeks.
There are just seven 1933 pennies in existence making it the rarest British coin of the 20th century. So it’s no surprise that the Penny has already reached bids in excess of £72,000 online.
Will the next one make a Pretty Penny?https://t.co/tjDHwGXXFD
— Mr Neutron still tweets (@iansco) July 28, 2016
There were originally no plans for the Royal Mint to produce any new pennies in 1933 as there were already plenty in circulation. However, following special requests from the King for a commemorative coin to mark that year, seven coins are believed to have been produced.
The coin features the portrait of King George V on the obverse while Britannia features on the reverse.
Three of the pennies were produced for the King in order for him to place them under important buildings that were under construction at the time. Two of the pennies are at the Royal Mint Museum, and another two are on show at the British Museum.
In 1970, during construction at the Church of St. Cross in Leeds, one of the coins was stolen from the Church’s cornerstone. The whereabouts of this coin remains a mystery.
To prevent another penny being stolen, the Bishop of Ripon ordered that the penny should be unearthed and sold. This coin has also been in private hands since 1972.
The chance to own the rarest British penny of the 20th century is a once in a generation opportunity. The auction will be held in Dallas, Texas on August 11th 2016.
Goodbye to ‘ello ello ello’ at the Royal Mint
Today is the last day that police will guard the grounds of the Royal Mint in Llantrisant.
The 35-acre headquarters have been secured by the Ministry of Defense Police 365 days a year, for nearly 40 years.
The Royal Mint has been guarded by MoD police since it located to Wales in 1968 but the security of the site was reviewed a couple of months ago when the state-of-the-art £7m Visitor Centre opened its doors to the public.
The new private security team of trained guards will take over the responsibility of round the clock security of the Royal Mint from today onwards.
G4S will be the first private sector company to guard the Royal Mint in its 1,130-year history and has confirmed the contract to secure one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious institutions will last three years with an optional two-year extension.
The team positioned with responsibility of patrolling the grounds 24-hours a day will include highly trained, professional, ex-Gurkha personnel.