120 Years of Peter Rabbit coins

[paulmerton]

I just noticed this https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3945269, which doesn't seem to have been mentioned on here yet.

The proclamation suggests the upcoming releases of:

• 1oz 999.9 Gold £100 coin with a picture of Peter Rabbit with the words "120 YEARS" and "THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT".
• 1oz 999 Silver £2 coin with the same.
• £5 cupro-nickel coin with the same.

There is no mention of the purity being written on the coins, so presumably they will be proofs, although the range of sizes makes me wonder whether there will eventually be bullion releases similar to the Robin Hood series.

[marston59]

They also issued  a 1oz in 2021. 

Edited January 20, 2022 by marston59

[paulmerton]

Get ready to queue for the 9am kick-off 😃

[BullionBuyerUK]

Oddly after reading this about 15 minutes ago, I was scrolling through my phone and this popped up.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10682309/Iconic-Beatrix-Potter-character-Peter-Rabbit-mark-120th-anniversary-special-5-coin.html

[paulmerton]

£100 for the 1oz silver proof inside perspex (limit 3,500)

£13 for the bunc

£17 for the coloured bunc with limited edition of 8,600

[TheShinyStuff]

Still plenty of this tat available...

[Petra]

1 hour ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Still plenty of this tat available...

Surely a nice coin to go with your Peter Rabbit collection??😀😀

[TheShinyStuff]

24 minutes ago, Petra said:

Surely a nice coin to go with your Peter Rabbit collection??😀😀

I already own all the Peter Rabbit memorabilia that I ever will. Which is none.😄

[argentumstacker]

So, I actually went forth and ordered the silver proof ( the coloured one inside perspex) 10 mins ago.

From the pictures, it does look good - I was looking to get an older 50p one, but then got this one because it's larger (and arguably more value for money - I'm paying 100 for a 1oz coin, opposed to a 60ish for an 8 gm coin). 

Remind me to post some pictures once it arrives! Royal mint says that it's still awaiting stock, so I hope I do get it at some point....

Also, there is no such thing as too much Peter Rabbit stuff , I've been collecting Peter Rabbit stuff since I was a kid...

Edited April 6, 2022 by argentumstacker
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[paulmerton]

The coloured bunc £5 coins are sold out and you now have to shell out over three times as much to get them on eBay. Remarkable!

I didn't realise there was any demand for these coins, so colour me surprised!

[SidS]

I read the title wrong. I read it as '120 years of Peter Rabbit coins' - i.e. they're going to be annually released for the next 120 years... Hmm 2142!

[argentumstacker]

Small update: shipping is delayed for some reason, turns out RM really did not have them in stock - the coin was supposed to reach me last week, but they will start dispatching them this week. 

Gotta wait for your Peter Rabbit fix folks!

[argentumstacker]

Also, on an unrelated note - would it be possible to get this coin graded by NGC ( or even worth it)? It would be my first time getting a coin graded, so yeah I am not knowledgeable at all on this subject.

[paulmerton]

12 minutes ago, argentumstacker said:

Also, on an unrelated note - would it be possible to get this coin graded by NGC ( or even worth it)? It would be my first time getting a coin graded, so yeah I am not knowledgeable at all on this subject.

I don't see why not! I've never graded anything myself, but I do have an NGC graded Olympic Games 50p.