Welcome back to the channel for another coin hunt!
Today it's the 17th February 2024 and we're hunting through a £250 bag of 50p coins. So what are we looking for?
Commemoratives
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We'd particularly like to find commemorative designs which we haven't seen in our previous hunts so we can put them in the book. The outstanding designs are:
2009 - Kew Gardens
2011 - Olympic Shooting
We're interested in commemoratives which we've found before but are above face value (*), and if we find any they'll be kept in the wider collection. The full list of commemoratives is:
1998 - NHS *
1998 - EU Stars *
2000 - Public Libraries Act
2003 - Suffragettes *
2004 - Roger Bannister
2005 - Dictionary
2006 - VC Award
2006 - VC Heroic Acts
2007 - Scouting Movement
2009 - Kew Gardens *
2010 - Girl Guiding
2011 - WWF *
2011 - Aquatics *
2011 - Archery *
2011 - Athletics *
2011 - Badminton *
2011 - Basketball *
2011 - Boccia *
2011 - Boxing *
2011 - Canoeing *
2011 - Cycling *
2011 - Equestrian *
2011 - Fencing *
2011 - Football *
2011 - Goalball *
2011 - Gymnastics *
2011 - Handball *
2011 - Hockey *
2011 - Judo *
2011 - Modern Pentathlon *
2011 - Rowing *
2011 - Sailing *
2011 - Shooting *
2011 - Table Tennis *
2011 - Taekwondo *
2011 - Tennis *
2011 - Triathlon *
2011 - Volleyball *
2011 - Weightlifting *
2011 - Wheelchair Rugby *
2011 - Wrestling *
2013 - Benjamin Britten *
2013 - Christopher Ironside
2014 - Glasgow Commonwealth Games
2015 - Battle of Britain *
2016 - Battle of Hastings *
2016 - Jemima Puddle-Duck *
2016 - Squirrel Nutkin *
2016 - Beatrix Potter Portrait *
2016 - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
2016 - Peter Rabbit *
2016 - Team GB
2017 - Isaac Newton *
2017 - Peter Rabbit
2017 - Tom Kitten
2017 - Jeremy Fisher
2017 - Benjamin Bunny
2018 - Peter Rabbit *
2018 - Flopsy Bunny *
2018 - Tailor of Gloucester *
2018 - Mrs Tittlemouse *
2018 - Paddington at the Station *
2018 - Paddington at the Cathedral *
2019 - Sherlock Holmes
2019 - Paddington at the Cathedral
2019 - Paddington at the Tower
2020 - Diversity
2020 - Withdrawal from the EU
2022 - Pride
2022 - ER II Platinum Jubilee
2022 - ER II Memorial
2023 - KC III Coronation *
Very occasionally, we might even be lucky enough to find an NIFC ("Not Intended For Circulation").
Definitives
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We're interested in definitive designs which are either of low mintage or shouldn't be in our change. Britannia was the definitive design from 1997-2008 and Shield is the definitive design from 2008 onwards.
For Britannia, 2008 is a lower minted year which some people keep. Any year after 2008 would be an NIFC.
For Shield, 2009-11, 2016, 2018, and 2021 are NIFC years, while 2017 is a lower minted year. There's also a 2022 shield (tooth-fairy) which has a privy mark on the reverse.
In 2023, the Atlantic Salmon became the definitive design and an unknown number have been circulated. The NIFC version has a privy mark on the obverse.
What Else?
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Errors, territory coins, and any oddities we spot through the hunt!
Some Useful 50p Links
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Royal Mint Circulating 50p Mintage Figures:
www.royalmint.com/corporate/c...
Royal Mint 50p Design And Specifications:
www.royalmint.com/discover/uk...