Other coin specialists have ranked the 2018 Peter Rabbit coin to be one of the scarcest non-Olympic 50p coins after the 2009 Kew Gardens 50p which has the lowest mintage.
Some coin experts consider the 2018 Tale of Peter Rabbit 50p to be one of the rarest in the entire Beatrix Potter collection. There was a 2016 Peter Rabbit 50p as well as the 2017 Tale of Peter Rabbit 50p as well, but the 2018 coin had a lot lower mintage than the 20 versions. An iconic design alongside a small mintage amount makes for a highly collectable coin. This 2018 Peter Rabbit 50p is also tied for second place as the rarest of all 50 Pence coins outside of the Olympic coins.
Compare this mintage number with the Benjamin Bunny 50p with 25,000,000 minted, and it’s clear to see why these two coins are at the top in terms of rarity. The 2018 Peter Rabbit 50p is very rare, and you should expect to pay about £4.75 for the circulated coins and about £8.02 for uncirculated coins, according to average values on eBay.īut what exactly makes the coin so valuable to collectors, and why was a third Peter Rabbit coin even produced? Is The 2018 Peter Rabbit 50p Rare?īased on mintage figures, the 2018 Peter Rabbit 50p and the Flopsy Bunny 50p coins are tied for being the rarest of the Beatrix Potter series.
