Ages: 14 months and up. FOUR Paddington bear 50p coins in their TWO Albums Folders issued by Royal Mint 2018 and 2019. 4.7 out of 5 stars8. The Koin Club Paddington Bear 50p Coin at St Paul's Cathedral Official Fifty Pence Royal Mint Limited Edition Brilliant Uncirculated in Licensed Collector Pack. 5.0 out of 5 stars7. Two brand-new 50p coins with Paddington Bear designs are entering circulation, meaning much like Mr and Mrs Brown, you too could discover the lovable marmalade-muncher unexpectedly. The new 50p coin designs feature Paddington visiting the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral. If you do find them, they may end up being worth more than face value.
The standard 50p Paddington coins can be purchased from the Royal Mint’s website for £10-a-piece, that’s 20 times the face value of the coin itself. For some Paddington-themed context, you could.
Paddington Bear 50p
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Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace arrived at The Royal Mint in August 2018 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his first adventure. Paddington Bear is a much-loved bear a long way from home and became a British icon and a firm favourite with children and grown-ups alike. This coin follows the minting of the first Paddington Bear 50p coin at Paddington Station.
Here are the details of the £10 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Paddington Station edition:
- The highly anticipated first coin in the sought after series
- Paddington captured in a classic adventure as he visits Paddington Station
- Struck to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the classic book, A Bear Called Paddington
- A great way to start your little bears’ coin collection – two to collect!
- Finished to Brilliant Uncirculated standard
- Displayed in a high quality folder with story snippets of Paddington’s (mis)adventure
Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace was issued in August 2018. This is a highly anticipated second coin in the sought after series where Paddington is captured in another classic adventure as he visits Buckingham Palace. The coin is struck to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the classic book, A Bear Called Paddington. This is a great way to start your little bears’ coin collection – and so far there are two to collect!
Paddington Bear 50p Coins
- Finished to Brilliant Uncirculated standard
- Displayed in a high quality folder with story snippets of Paddington’s (mis)adventure
- NEW – second design in the 2018 Paddington series
- The perfect year-dated keepsake and gift
There are two things we want to know….
Paddington Bear 50p 2018
- What is the mitage of each coin and
- Just how many Paddington Bear 50ps will there be?
Britain’s favourite bear, Paddington is about to get two brand new Paddington Bear 50p coins with his image on it. So just like Mr. and Mrs. Brown chanced upon the marmalade lover unexpectedly, you can too. The new Paddington Bear 50p coins will have Paddington in front of the St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London. In case you chance upon them in your loose change, you are better off holding on to them as they might end up being worth more than their face value. However, there is no guarantee about how much that cost might be. In any case, let’s find out more about the Paddington Bear 50p coin.
How can I get a Paddington Bear 50p coin?
There are two new coins entering circulation. One depicts Paddington clutching a marmalade sandwich in front of the Tower of London. The other coin features Paddington tipping his hat in front of St Paul’s Cathedral. These awesome new designs come on the heels of 2018’s Paddington 50p pieces. Those coins had Paddington outside Buckingham Palace and outside the train station that gave him his name. In case you want to get your hands on these new coins, you can hope for them to turn up in your loose change. The first few have already entered circulation in the tills of The Royal Mint Experience in South Wales. A lot of Paddington coins can be purchased from The Royal Mint as well. You can get the “brilliant uncirculated” Paddington Bear coins for £10, silver proof for £65 and gold proof for £850. There are a total of 25,000 silver coins available while only 600 in gold.
How much are the new Paddington Bear 50p coins worth?
The new coins in general circulation are worth 50p. If you happen to get one in your change, there is no guarantee that you will be able to fetch more than 50p for it at a later time. There are, however, certain circulated 50p coins that collectors do pay larger sums for. Usually, these are coins that were circulated in lower numbers. Such rare coins are referred to be of “low mintage”. The Kew Gardens 50p, for example, has a 210,000 mintage, making it the rarest coin in circulation. It has been sold on eBay for more than £100. The Royal Mint doesn’t usually release circulation figures for new coins until long after they have been introduced. The new Paddington coins are no exception. As a result, we don’t know exactly how rare, or common, the coins will actually be – so there’s no way to predict how much they’ll be worth.
How do the new Paddington Bear 50p coins compare to the old ones?
Paddington Bear 50p
As we already discussed above, The Royal Mint doesn’t disclose circulation figures until a significant time has passed after the coin’s release. So it’s pointless to compare it with other rare coins. However, it is quite pragmatic to compare it with the Paddington Bear coins released in 2018. As per the available data, in August 2019, circulated versions of Paddington Bear coins fetched sums ranging from 55p to £1.45 at eBay auction. The Royal Mint is still selling the silver proof of ‘Paddington at the Station 2018’ for £60, which is the same price they were when they came out. Nine months after its release, a second hand silver proof could only fetch £31 on eBay. Similarly, a silver proof of the ‘Paddington at the Palace’ coin – originally £60 – managed to only sell for £36.35 in August. As you can clearly see, neither of the two managed to sell at a higher price than their original cost set by The Royal Mint. In fact, they lost almost half their value. However, you must remember that the price fluctuations based on those sales aren’t definitive and a sudden increase in interest for Paddington bear coins can push their price up. However, don’t expect to pick up a Paddington Bear 50p coin and expect to sell it for more than twice or thrice its cost on eBay immediately.