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The rarest 50p coin in Britain has just entered circulation with only 400 of them doing the rounds – meaning if you find one in your change it could be worth a fortune.
The Royal Mint has released a special edition 2019 Peter Rabbit coin, which is not supposed to be in general circulation.
But now 400 of them have been put ‘into the wild’ – being spent in shops or parking metres – meaning they could turn up in your pocket.
The people behind the PR stunt The Great British Coin Hunt say they are putting 400 originally non-released Peter Rabbit 2019 50p’s go into general circulation all over the United Kingdom giving the general public a chance to get their hands on one, reports DevonLive .
The coins can be bought from the Royal Mint for £10. The Royal Mint says: “The Peter Rabbit 2019 coin is a commemorative only coin. These will not be entering general circulation.”
The Mint is also selling Silver Proof and Gold Proof versions for £65 and £795.
Kellie one of the Great British Coin Hunt team, said: “We are circulating the 2019 Peter Rabbit. We’re hoping we’re going to get 40 volunteers to help us do this around the country.
“I’m in Devon this weekend visiting the family, so I’m circulating the coins around this area.”
The video then shows Kelly pay for the parking with one of the coins at an unspecified location.
It all started last week when ‘The Great British Coin Hunt’ vowed to shake things up by putting 400 of the previously packaged coins into circulation, therefore making it the rarest 50p due to the low quantity figure.
The 400 coins are currently being distributed at various locations all over the UK, this is said to be completed by the end of the month. The general public are urged to keep an eye out in their change and share their story if willing.
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Ian Lambert who owns ‘The Great British Coin Hunt’ has released the first 20 locations of where the coins have been put into circulation. Watch the video above to find out where.
In another video, above, Ian explains he was inspired to release the coins after friend was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
Updates on the Great British Coin Hunt’s circulation of the Peter Rabbit coins can be found on their YouTube Channel here.
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