A series of adorable Paddington-themed coins have been released but how much are they really worth?
You’ll be hardpressed to find someone who didn’t like Paddington Bear, the adorable fuzzball from Darkest Peru who was shipped off to London to start a new life with the Brown family.
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the classic book, A Bear Called Paddington this is the second coin in the four-coin Paddington Bear coins set. Mega ball evolution. Expect to pay around £10 for a carded Paddington at the Palace 50p BUNC coin in Royal Mint packaging. The Silver Proof coins are selling for around £35 on eBay. Paddington at the Palace 50p Reverse. You can unsubscribe at any time. Bingo music video. A rare Paddington Bear Tower of London 50p coin has sold on eBay for £300. The 50p - which has an engraving of the children's character standing in front of the.
It’s been decades since the original Michael Bond books were published but Paddington is arguably as popular as ever thanks to a certain pair of absolutely wonderful films which have been released over the past few years and have given the loveable character a new lease of life.
Now though, the Royal Mint has released a pair of Paddington-themed 50p coins to mark the 60th anniversary of the hat-wearing bear’s first appearance in novel form.
The coins in question are a classy tribute to the bear and Paddington’s creator Michael Bond but just how much are these fancy new coins worth?
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Paddington Bear 50p coins released!
After the Royal Mint unveiled the first of a series of coins last year to mark the anniversary of Paddington’s 1958 novel, a new pair of coins have now been released depicting Paddington on more of his London-spanning adventures.
The new 50p coins show Paddington enjoying trips to the Tower of London and St. Paul’s Cathedral after last year’s coin release saw the loveable bear venture to the train station after which he was named.
Different versions
As with any collectable item, there are always rarer and rarer versions to be had by die-hard fans.
It’s no different in this case as there are not one, nor two but three different versions of the newly released Paddington coins for you to own.
There is, of course, a standard 50p which shows Paddington in all silver form but there are also coins which have managed to colour Paddington in so that his red hat and blue coat are shown off in all their splendour.
However, taking top spot on the list of many collectors will be the gold versions of the coin, of which, only 600 have been made.
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How much are they worth?
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 make approximately 90 marmalade sandwiches for the price of one Paddington 50p.
Meanwhile, the colourised version of the coins can be your’s for the higher price of £65 each. Or about 590 marmalade sandwiches.
However, the 22-carat gold version of the coin will set you back an eye-watering £850. That equates to 7,700 marmalade sandwiches, enough to keep Paddington fed for what, about a week?
The Royal Mint has already acknowledged the significance of the coins as they’ve already stated that, providing they’re well looked after, they could see an increase in value over the coming years as their rarity becomes more obvious.
How much would you give to get an adorable Paddington coin?
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The Paddington Bear coin is worth a lot of money when re-sold, so take a look if you've got one.
If you've got a bunch of random coins laying around, it might be worth combing through them and finding out exactly what you have on your hands.
One 50p coin fetched its lucky owner a whopping £300, after they listed it on the online marketplace, eBay.
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The rare coin, which is the Paddington Bear Tower of London 50p was first released less than a year ago, in August 2019.
It has the engraving of the beloved children's book character in front of the huge London landmark and was sold by the Royal Mint originally.
It's unknown whether the coin was brand new or not, but the picture on the eBay listing suggests it had been used as it's covered in scratches.
If the coin would've been sold in mint condition, it's likely that it would've fetched the owner a lot more money.
At £300, it sold for its asking price, despite only attracting two bids in total.
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This coin was one of two which were released in August 2019, the other of which shows the bear posing in front of St Paul's Cathedral.
There's other coins that didn't go into circulation which would be worth even more to collectors in mint condition.
The Paddington Bear series of coins first started in 2018, with multiple different editions being sold of thousands of pounds on eBay months later!
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Usually, around a million 50p coins are released, and so the fewer there are of an edition, the more value it'll ultimately have.