The Obverse design is that of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Jody Clark. At the age of 33, Jody Clark was the youngest person to design the monarch’s profile on this currency. Jody Clark was also the first Royal Mint employee to design a UK definitive coin portrait in more than 100 years. He had only been working at The Royal Mint for about two years prior. The new design would be the first time her portrait had been changed in 17 years. And whilst the 50p has always had a place in collector’s hearts – it has after all featured some of the most sought-after designs of all-time, such as Kew Gardens – it wasn’t until Beatrix Potter’s mischievous, blue-coated bunny first appeared on a 50p that our love for the 7-sided coin really took off. And with it came a whole new dawn of collecting, and a new generation of collectors. So the scarcest Beatrix Potter coin in general circulation is the 2018 Peter Rabbit along with Flopsy Bunney at 1.4 million coins minted.

coins include Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten, Benjamin Bunny, and Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Beatrix Potter 2017 coin collection Designed for Peter Rabbit 2018, Flopsy Bunny, The Tailor of Gloucester andMrs. Tittlemouse 50p coins. 2017 Beatrix Potter 50p Coin Collector Album After seeing how successful her drawings were, she decided to publish her own illustrations and stories. She had written letters to her governess’ child and came up with a story about four rabbits named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter. In 1900, she revised this story to the tales that made her famous. Where Can You Buy The 2018 Mrs Tittlemouse 50p? It’s become imperative for collectors to snap up Silver Proof 50ps when they can – as in some cases waiting even just a few hours could prove to be too late. Take the Gruffalo Silver 50p – it took a mere 12 hours for the entire edition limit of 25,000 to sell-out. That’s a record. Last Ever UK Peter Rabbit 50p Due to their success, The Royal Mint released a further 4 50p coins and these were Peter Rabbit 50p, Tom Kitten 50p, Jeremy Fisher 50p, and Benjamin Bunny 50p. This increase in popularity had an effect on the mintage figures with Tom Kitten being the least at 9,500,000 and Benjamin Bunny having the most at a whopping 25,000,000.It may be worth holding on to them as coins tend to become more valuable the older they are. However, it could be many years before they increase in worth significantly. How much are the Beatrix Potter coins if sold together?

Peter Rabbit is the only character to feature more than once in the Beatrix Potter 50p series, with no less than 5 coins issued to celebrated the nation’s favourite little rabbit. As part of the Beatrix Potter 50p Coins, The Royal Mint issued 4 versions of the Peter Rabbit 2016 50p Beatrix Potter had a pet bunny called Peter Piper as a child – he was her second rabbit after Benjamin Bouncer, who became famous in his own tale, Beatrix’s fourth book. Peter appears in six tales altogether, revisiting Mr. McGregor’s garden with his friend Benjamin Bunny. He also makes an appearance in ‘The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies’, now with a more grown-up approach to gardening. In the tale, Peter Rabbit has his own vegetable patch where he grows cabbages, although not enough to feed the Flopsy Bunnies!In comparison, 3,500 is just a tiny number, and not going to be anywhere near enough for Peter Rabbit™ fans and collectors alike. This chart shows (in millions) the number of Beatrix Potter coins put into general circulation (Source: Royal Mint UK). beatrix potter coins mintage figures