This is the 23rd hunt in the series where we buy a sealed £250 bag to see how many commemorative 50p coins I could find for my own collection. The sealed bag was from the Post Office and dated 15th July 2020 and time 17:36:18, so wish us luck!
4x 2005 Samuel Johnsons Dictionary 50p
3x 2019 Sherlock Holmes 50p
2x 2017 Tom Kitten 50p
2x 2017 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 50p
2x 2017 Benjamin Bunny 50p
2x 2020 Brexit 50p
1x 2000 Public Libraries 50p
1x 2004 Roger Bannister 50p
1x 2006 Victoria Cross 50p
1x 2011 London 2012 Fencing 50p
1x 2011 London 2012 Gymnastics 50p
1x 2014 Commonwealth Games 50p
1x 2016 Squirrel Nutkin 50p
1x 2018 Representation of the People Act 50p
2x 2008 Britannia 50p
This hunt contained a lot of the usual high mintage commemorative 50p’s however the 2016 Squirrel Nutkin 50p was a welcome find!
It is always nice to find an Olympic 50p so two was the icing on the cake. The 2011 London 2012 Fencing 50p has a mintage of 2,115,500 however this hunts Star Find was the 2011 London 2012 Gymnastics 50p with a mintage of just 1,720,813 and worth around £2.50.
Make sure to check back for many more hunts!
