MURDERBALL?! £250 50p coin hunt 121 book 1

Welcome back to the channel for another coin hunt!

Today it’s the 10th February 2024 and we’re hunting through a £250 bag of 50p coins. So what are we looking for?

Commemoratives
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We’d particularly like to find commemorative designs which we haven’t seen in our previous hunts so we can put them in the book. The outstanding designs are:
2009 – Kew Gardens
2011 – Olympic Shooting

We’re interested in commemoratives which we’ve found before but are above face value (*), and if we find any they’ll be kept in the wider collection. The full list of commemoratives is:

1998 – NHS *
1998 – EU Stars *
2000 – Public Libraries Act
2003 – Suffragettes *
2004 – Roger Bannister
2005 – Dictionary
2006 – VC Award
2006 – VC Heroic Acts
2007 – Scouting Movement
2009 – Kew Gardens *
2010 – Girl Guiding
2011 – WWF *
2011 – Aquatics *
2011 – Archery *
2011 – Athletics *
2011 – Badminton *
2011 – Basketball *
2011 – Boccia *
2011 – Boxing *
2011 – Canoeing *
2011 – Cycling *
2011 – Equestrian *
2011 – Fencing *
2011 – Football *
2011 – Goalball *
2011 – Gymnastics *
2011 – Handball *
2011 – Hockey *
2011 – Judo *
2011 – Modern Pentathlon *
2011 – Rowing *
2011 – Sailing *
2011 – Shooting *
2011 – Table Tennis *
2011 – Taekwondo *
2011 – Tennis *
2011 – Triathlon *
2011 – Volleyball *
2011 – Weightlifting *
2011 – Wheelchair Rugby *
2011 – Wrestling *
2013 – Benjamin Britten *
2013 – Christopher Ironside
2014 – Glasgow Commonwealth Games
2015 – Battle of Britain *
2016 – Battle of Hastings *
2016 – Jemima Puddle-Duck *
2016 – Squirrel Nutkin *
2016 – Beatrix Potter Portrait *
2016 – Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
2016 – Peter Rabbit *
2016 – Team GB
2017 – Isaac Newton *
2017 – Peter Rabbit
2017 – Tom Kitten
2017 – Jeremy Fisher
2017 – Benjamin Bunny
2018 – Peter Rabbit *
2018 – Flopsy Bunny *
2018 – Tailor of Gloucester *
2018 – Mrs Tittlemouse *
2018 – Paddington at the Station *
2018 – Paddington at the Cathedral *
2019 – Sherlock Holmes
2019 – Paddington at the Cathedral
2019 – Paddington at the Tower
2020 – Diversity
2020 – Withdrawal from the EU
2022 – Pride
2022 – ER II Platinum Jubilee
2022 – ER II Memorial
2023 – KC III Coronation *

Very occasionally, we might even be lucky enough to find an NIFC (“Not Intended For Circulation”).

Definitives
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We’re interested in definitive designs which are either of low mintage or shouldn’t be in our change. Britannia was the definitive design from 1997-2008 and Shield is the definitive design from 2008 onwards.

For Britannia, 2008 is a lower minted year which some people keep. Any year after 2008 would be an NIFC.

For Shield, 2009-11, 2016, 2018, and 2021 are NIFC years, while 2017 is a lower minted year. There’s also a 2022 shield (tooth-fairy) which has a privy mark on the reverse.

In 2023, the Atlantic Salmon became the definitive design and an unknown number have been circulated. The NIFC version has a privy mark on the obverse.

What Else?
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Errors, territory coins, and any oddities we spot through the hunt!

Some Useful 50p Links
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Royal Mint Circulating 50p Mintage Figures:
https://www.royalmint.com/corporate/circulating-coin/uk-currency/mintages/50-pence/

Royal Mint 50p Design And Specifications:
https://www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/coin-design-and-specifications/fifty-pence-coin/