A Royal Mint Peter Rabbit 50p coin has sold on eBay for more than £200.
The Royal Mint's Beatrix Potter collection began in 2016, marking 150 years since the author's birth.
The first Peter Rabbit design showed a close-up of the character facing forward, complete with whiskers.
Other 2016 designs featured Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Jemima Puddle-Duck.
Four more designs arrived in 2017, featuring Tom Kitten, Benjamin Bunny, Jeremy Fisher and another Peter Rabbit.
The 2018 Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny designs each had a circulating mintage of 1.4 million.
The Peter Rabbit editions from 2019 and 2020 were not put into general circulation.
The seller described the coin as a 2016 Royal Mint Peter Rabbit 50p in silver proof, with a fineness of 0.925.
The listing eventually sold for a total of £219.20, including a £9.03 buyer-protection fee.
Rarest Royal Mint 50p coins
The Royal Mint lists the 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p as the rarest circulating 50p, with a mintage of 200,000.
Next on its list is the 2009 Kew Gardens 50p, with 210,000, followed by the 2011 Olympic football design, with 1,125,500.
The date matters: the Royal Mint's table also records two million Atlantic Salmon 50p coins dated 2025.
Other low-mintage circulating designs include the 2011 Olympic wrestling, judo and triathlon coins, alongside the 2018 Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny 50ps.
What makes a 50p coin valuable?
Mintage is the number of coins made, and a lower figure can make a design harder for collectors to find.
A coin's condition, design, material and demand from collectors can also affect what someone is willing to pay.
A genuine error can be of interest to collectors, but a seller's description alone is not independent verification.
The Royal Mint advises buyers of second-hand coins to check for original packaging and, for proof editions, a certificate of authenticity.
A specialist valuation can help an owner establish a coin's history and likely value.
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