Hi all
Now that people are starting to get out and about a bit more after the covid lock downs etc. I have started noodling 50p's again.
This week I've changed £400 and ended up with the following
2005 Johnson's Dictionary x2
2006 Victoria Cross - Medal x2
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier x2
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Archery
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boxing
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Wrestling
2013 Christopher Ironside x3
2016 Battle of Hastings
2016 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x7
2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher x2
2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit x2
2017 Beatrix Potter - Tom Kitten
2018 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2018 Paddington Bear - Station
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral x5
2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London x4
2020 Brexit x7
2020 Diversity Built Britain x7
2008 Britannia (3.5 million , not easy to get)
2017 Shield (1.8 million , not easy to get)
Also in one bag I had a 2020 Hungarian 50 Forint instead of a 50p (got robbed there!!!)
I should start doing this again, my question is where did you got so much change from? My bank told me they can't do it anymore unless I have a bussines account.
Merv,
Noticed that the elusive Kew Gardens coin was not amongst the list. Still, a lovely cross section of coins.
I am surprised that the Hungary coin was included as it is 0.3gms lighter, so when weighing the bag, a discrepancy should have been noticed. Perhaps they allowed for a little wear over the 800 coins?
Fun fact : Noodling is known in some Southern States of the U.S. as attempting to catch catfish with only your bare hands. Never heard the term noodling here associated with coins. We simply call it coin roll hunting. I enjoy it and usually find a few keepers.
Quote: "harryg"Fun fact : Noodling is known in some Southern States of the U.S. as attempting to catch catfish with only your bare hands. Never heard the term noodling here associated with coins. We simply call it coin roll hunting. I enjoy it and usually find a few keepers.
Have never done this noodling/coin roll hunting. Planning to embark on this fun filled journey
I've found coin roll hunting very rewarding over the years. However I'm in the US and we've used the same sized coins since the 19th century, so finding silver is more likely then in most places.
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Quote: "Some_Nerd"I've found coin roll hunting very rewarding over the years. However I'm in the US and we've used the same sized coins since the 19th century, so finding silver is more likely then in most places.
I still get a few rolls of a various coins when I visit my bank, find it fun and find some interesting things. Occasionally some silver, some W or S mint quarters for instance. Nothing today however but 1 curious coin. I went through 2 rolls of quarters and found a 2005 UAE 1 Dirham. It is pretty close to the size of a U.S. quarter and can see how that could go undetected. This type:
Is just me or is there more of the uncommon-rare commemorative coins (50ps for me in this case) in circulation and has anyone else notice this increase?
Because normally I get 1-2 finds in 2 bags but this time 6 commemorative 50ps in two bags.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Quote: "COINMAN1"Merv,
Noticed that the elusive Kew Gardens coin was not amongst the list. Still, a lovely cross section of coins.
I am surprised that the Hungary coin was included as it is 0.3gms lighter, so when weighing the bag, a discrepancy should have been noticed. Perhaps they allowed for a little wear over the 800 coins?
I got a Kew Gardens about 3 or 4 years ago from the same bank that I had £250 on Friday morning, I told the cashier when I went in the next time & he said that he'd never seen one . I took it in and showed him the next time I went in.
The Hungary coin was in a sealed bag from the clearing bank so I suppose their machines are calibrated more on size than weight accuracy.
Quote: "allexis"I should start doing this again, my question is where did you got so much change from? My bank told me they can't do it anymore unless I have a bussines account.
Hi allexis
My bank said to me that because it costs them money to buy the coins in I was only allowed a couple of bags (£20) each time. So I suggested that instead of me taking all their coins and other customers not getting any, I receive a sealed bag from the clearing bank £250 and give them £250 in 50p's that I have already checked. If they haven't got £250 I'll just take what they have.
I have to try and go in on the day after they get a delivery or I may miss out. I'm going in again Saturday to try and get £100 in 10p's. I might even try my luck in another bank & see how they respond.
update:- out of luck with the 10p's on Saturday, I'll try again next week. I had a word with second bank & they seem ok with the idea of swapping large amounts, I'll see how that goes & how long it takes before they say no more.
This week started with some bad news for me. My second bank after telling me on Saturday that it was ok for me to have £250 of 50p's in one hit , told me on Monday morning that I would have to open a business account and pay for the service. I said that I would swap like for like but still no go. After that bad news the week got a lot better.
£780 in 50p's this week and ended up with the following.
2000 Public Libraries x5
2003 Suffragette Movement
2004 Sub Four Minute Mile
2005 Johnson's Dictionary x5
2006 Victoria Cross - Medal x3
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier
2007 Boy Scouts x2
2010 Girl Guides x2
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Badminton
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Cycling
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Football
2011 World Wildlife Fund
2013 Christopher Ironside x5
2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow x3
2015 Battle of Britain x2
2016 Battle of Hastings
2016 Beatrix Potter - Birth Anniversary x2
2016 Beatrix Potter - Jemima Puddle-Duck (worn & dirty)
2016 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
2016 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit x2
2016 Beatrix Potter - Squirrel Nutkin
2016 Team GB Olympics x4
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x10
2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher x3
2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit x9
2017 Beatrix Potter - Tom Kitten x2
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace x2
2018 People Act x2
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral x7
2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London x2
2020 Brexit x8
2020 Diversity Built Britain x13
Also
2001 Britannia (very light wear)
2017 Shield (difficult to find)
1997 JERSEY
2018 GIBRALTAR 'New Calpe House'
2016 ISLE of MAN 'Milner's Tower' AB
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I also went through £300 in 10p's and got :-
NO alphabet letters
2006 (lightly worn)
2007 (lightly worn)
Gibraltar 2015
Guernsey 1992 , KM# 43.2
Isle of Man 1992 , KM# 337
Canada 2016 Quarter
Croatia 2 Kune 2018. (Latin Text) KM# 21
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not a bad haul for 2 weeks, that's 6 different Olympic Games which includes the football one & a Jemima Puddle-duck.
It goes to show that there are still some good 'uns out there.
maybe a Kew Gardens next week....
I watch a few British collectors noodle these coins like Coin Patrol and Chris Collects and they always get annoyed when they find Benjamin Bunnies in their 50p coin hunts.
Is there something about the Benjamin Bunny coin that is so bad? and what is it? Is it because he is a big effeminate rabbit who wears a women's hat or did they mint like 500 million of them and only 1 million of all the others?
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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Quote: "Moneytane"Sounds great
I watch a few British collectors noodle these coins like Coin Patrol and Chris Collects and they always get annoyed when they find Benjamin Bunnies in their 50p coin hunts.
Is there something about the Benjamin Bunny coin that is so bad? and what is it? Is it because he is a big effeminate rabbit who wears a women's hat or did they mint like 500 million of them and only 1 million of all the others?
The Royal Mint minted 25 million Benjamin bunnies which is the highest for a commemorative coin even some definitive years (Shield and Britannia) has a lower mintage than that.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
Oh okay, thanks for that. That is a huge number for a commem there.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
Quote: "Moneytane"Oh okay, thanks for that. That is a huge number for a commem there.
Funny thing is that I’ve only found two of them in my area in 2 years of hunting 50ps so I assume they're not as common in my area.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
WEEK 3 , 22nd - 28th August 2021 , this week £550 in 50p's
1998 European Union
1998 NHS
2000 Public Libraries
2005 Johnson's Dictionary x7
2006 Victoria Cross - Medal
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier x4
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Aquatics
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boccia
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boxing
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Canoeing
2013 Christopher Ironside x2
2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow x2
2015 Battle of Britain
2016 Beatrix Potter - Birth Anniversary x3
2016 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle x4
2016 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
2016 Beatrix Potter - Squirrel Nutkin
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x6
2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher
2018 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tittlemouse
2018 Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral
2019 Sherlock Holmes
2020 Brexit x9
2020 Diversity Built Britain x3
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Also did £100 in 10p's
Isle of Man 1992
WEEK 4 , 29th August - 4th September 2021 ,
This week from £250 I got :-
2000 Public Libraries
2005 Johnson's Dictionary
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier
2010 Girl Guides x2
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Fencing
2013 Christopher Ironside
2016 Beatrix Potter - Birth Anniversary
2016 Team GB Olympics
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x5
2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral
2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London x2
2020 Brexit
2020 Diversity Built Britain x2
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Also £100 in 10p's and got
1992 vf or xf
2020 shield (first one I've seen)
GIBRALTAR 2008
GIBRALTAR 2017 "Referendum"
My main bank have now put a stop on me having the £250 bags so it looks like I'm back to getting £20 or £30 at a time.
Quote: "Merv"WEEK 4 , 29th August - 4th September 2021 ,
This week from £250 I got :-
2000 Public Libraries
2005 Johnson's Dictionary
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier
2010 Girl Guides x2
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Fencing
2013 Christopher Ironside
2016 Beatrix Potter - Birth Anniversary
2016 Team GB Olympics
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x5
2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral
2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London x2
2020 Brexit
2020 Diversity Built Britain x2
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Also £100 in 10p's and got
1992 vf or xf
2020 shield (first one I've seen)
GIBRALTAR 2008
GIBRALTAR 2017 "Referendum"
My main bank have now put a stop on me having the £250 bags so it looks like I'm back to getting £20 or £30 at a time.
I have also done Coin Roll Hunting or Koinroruhantinguu as in Japanese (コインロールハンティング)
& I have some Amazing Coins from the Bank or the Shops like Walk In Laundries or Koinranndori (コインランドリー)
(Wash Fold Yoyogi My Favourite Laundry Shop)
& I have some Satisfying Koinroruhantinguu Results
As I cannot get many coins from the bank I will only update monthly, this report is from what remains of September.
£600 produced :-
1998 NHS
2000 Public Libraries x5
2005 Johnson's Dictionary x4
2006 Victoria Cross - Medal
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier x3
2007 Boy Scouts
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Sailing
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Handball
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Tennis
2013 Christopher Ironside
2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow x2
2016 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
2016 Team GB Olympics
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x7
2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit x4
2017 Beatrix Potter - Tom Kitten x3
2018 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tittlemouse
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2018 Paddington Bear - Station
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral x5
2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London x2
2019 Sherlock Holmes
2020 Brexit x3
2020 Diversity Built Britain x8
OCTOBER from £310
This month I was allowed £250 in one hit from one of my banks, it had a lot of "Foreign" in it.
1998 NHS
2000 Public Libraries
2004 Sub Four Minute Mile x3
2005 Johnson's Dictionary
2006 Victoria Cross - Medal
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier
2013 Christopher Ironside
2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow x2
2015 Battle of Britain
2016 Battle of Hastings
2016 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle x2
2016 Beatrix Potter - Squirrel Nutkin
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x4
2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit x5
2018 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tittlemouse
2018 People Act x4
2019 Sherlock Holmes
2020 Brexit x4
2020 Diversity Built Britain x4
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Hungary 50 Forint 2014
Kenya 1 Shilling 1989
Switzerland 2 Francs x7
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Report 7 , NOVEMBER
Maximum I am allowed now is £50.00 a week per bank so things are looking grim.
From £440.00
1998 European Union
2000 Public Libraries x2
2004 Sub Four Minute Mile
2005 Johnson's Dictionary
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier
2010 Girl Guides x2
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Archery
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boxing
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Table Tennis
2013 Benjamin Britten
2013 Christopher Ironside x2
2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow x2
2016 Beatrix Potter - Birth Anniversary
2016 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle x4
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x4
2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher
2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit x3
2018 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2018 People Act x2
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral
2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London
2020 Brexit x3
2020 Diversity Built Britain x7
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Guernsey 2012 50p
Hungary 50 Forint 1997
Jersey 1998 50p
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Report 8 , December 2021 (2 weeks short)
This will be the last report for a few months (staying in & keeping safe)
:- from £400.00
2000 Public Libraries x2
2004 Sub Four Minute Mile x2
2005 Johnson's Dictionary x6
2006 Victoria Cross - Medal x2
2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Aquatics x2
2013 Benjamin Britten
2015 Battle of Britain
2016 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
2016 Beatrix Potter - Squirrel Nutkin
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny x2
2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher
2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit
2017 Beatrix Potter - Tom Kitten
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2018 People Act x2
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral
2020 Brexit x6
2020 Diversity Built Britain x6
Merv,
What the hell are you doing with all of these coins? Are you swapping them back in for the next batch, or spending them very slowly.
If you are adding them to your swap list, it will be huge
This is the latest monthly update from MARCH 2022
From £350.00 I got
2005 Johnson's Dictionary (2)
2006 Victoria Cross - Medal (2)
2007 Boy Scouts
2010 Girl Guides (2)
2017 Isaac Newton
2018 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tittlemouse
2018 Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2018 People Act (3)
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral
2020 Diversity Built Britain (4)
2020 Brexit (5)
Jersey 2009
I'm hoping for better pickings from next month as I still have not got a "Queen's Sapphire Jubilee" for my collection yet.
Merv
Sorry, I meant "Queen's Platinum Jubilee" (edited 12th.April)
Merv,
I obtained my Platinum Jubilee coin from the post office not far from where I live as they told me earlier, that the post offices were being sent them to put slowly into circulation. I assume other places may have also done the same, but not too sure of that. Have obtained two more from the same post office, who saved them for me.
Quote: "COINMAN1"Merv,
I obtained my Platinum Jubilee coin from the post office not far from where I live as they told me earlier, that the post offices were being sent them to put slowly into circulation. I assume other places may have also done the same, but not too sure of that. Have obtained two more from the same post office, who saved them for me.
My local post office Isn't allowed to give the Platinum Jubilee coin to anyone. They have to mix it in to change to prevent hoarding.
Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.
I know there were expecting around a hundred, but only received a fraction of that, so us collectors got one each to start with, and if there were any spares after a month, we were allowed two more. I like the system they have, so all "customers" (collectors really), get one each, which is extremely fair. They did similar with other 50 pence coins issued in the same way.
1998 European Union
2000 Public Libraries
2004 Sub Four Minute Mile
2005 Johnson's Dictionary (7)
2007 Boy Scouts (2)
2010 Girl Guides (2)
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Aquatics
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boccia
2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Handball
2013 Christopher Ironside
2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow
2016 Battle of Hastings
2016 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny (2)
2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher
2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit (2)
2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace
2018 Paddington Bear - Station
2018 People Act
2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral (4)
2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London (2)
2020 Brexit (2)
2020 Diversity Built Britain
ISLE of MAN 1997 Motorcycle TT with triskelion "AA"
JERSEY 1998
JERSEY 2005
JERSEY 2009
Not a bad mixture & still picking up a few 2011 Olympic Games towards another full set.
2000 Public Libraries (3) 2004 Sub Four Minute Mile 2005 Johnson's Dictionary (3) 2006 Victoria Cross - Medal (2) 2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier (2) 2010 Girl Guides 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Volleyball (2) 2016 Battle of Hastings 2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny (4) 2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2018 Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester 2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace 2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London 2019 Sherlock Holmes 2020 Brexit (3) 2020 Diversity Built Britain (3)
1998 Britannia in almost unused condition
JERSEY 1998
In one bag there were 6 LARGE (old type). These were instead of 10 smaller ones. They weigh about the same as 10 small ones. It cost me £5.00 for the 6 large, the pain was eased a bit when I saw that 3 of the dates were hole fillers for my collection. 1976 (old,large type) 1977 (old,large type) 1973 European Union - Hands (old,large type) (2) 1980 (old,large type) 1982 (old,large type)
2000 Public Libraries (4) 2004 Sub Four Minute Mile 2005 Johnson's Dictionary (4) 2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier (4) 2007 Boy Scouts (3) 2010 Girl Guides 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Aquatics 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Taekwondo 2013 Christopher Ironside 2015 Battle of Britain 2016 Battle of Hastings (2) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle 2016 Team GB Olympics 2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny (3) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher (2) 2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit (4) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Tom Kitten 2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace 2018 Paddington Bear - Station (3) 2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral 2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London (3) 2019 Sherlock Holmes 2020 Brexit (2) 2020 Diversity Built Britain (3)
Not a bad selection for the month of June I will only be keeping the 2011 Olympic Games , 2009 Kew Gardens & 2022 Platinum Jubilee (when I finally manage to get one) to top up any stock levels from now on. I have built up enough spare stock for swapping & have now started to return most of the different types back into the wild.
2000 Public Libraries (2) 2004 Sub Four Minute Mile (2) 2005 Johnson's Dictionary (4) 2006 Victoria Cross - Medal (2) 2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier 2007 Boy Scouts 2010 Girl Guides (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Aquatics 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Wrestling 2013 Benjamin Britten 2016 Beatrix Potter - Birth Anniversary 2016 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle 2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny (5) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher (2) 2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit (2) 2018 Beatrix Potter - Flopsy Bunny 2018 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tittlemouse (2) 2018 Paddington Bear - Station 2018 People Act (2) 2020 Brexit (4) 2020 Diversity Built Britain (2) 2022 Queen's Platinum Jubilee ***HOLE FILLER***
2000 Public Libraries 2003 Suffragette Movement 2004 Sub Four Minute Mile 2005 Johnson's Dictionary (2) 2006 Victoria Cross - Medal 2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier 2007 Boy Scouts 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boccia 2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow 2016 Battle of Hastings (2) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Jemima Puddle-Duck 2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny 2017 Beatrix Potter - Tom Kitten 2018 People Act 2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral (2) 2019 Sherlock Holmes 2020 Diversity Built Britain (441) [440 unc]
As you can see there is a large quantity of “2020 Diversity Built Britain” , I got a bag of £250 from 1 bank and they must have had them laying around in the vault for a couple of years. All uncirculated in sealed mint bags.
1998 European Union (3) 1998 NHS (3) 2000 Public Libraries (28) 2003 Suffragette Movement (2) 2004 Sub Four Minute Mile (13) 2005 Johnson's Dictionary (42) 2006 Victoria Cross - Medal (17) 2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier (22) 2007 Boy Scouts (11) 2010 Girl Guides (15) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Aquatics (6) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Archery (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Badminton 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boccia (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boxing (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Canoeing 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Cycling 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Fencing 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Football 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Handball (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Sailing 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Table Tennis 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Taekwondo 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Tennis 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Volleyball (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Wrestling (2) 2011 World Wildlife Fund 2013 Benjamin Britten (3) 2013 Christopher Ironside (17) 2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow (13) 2015 Battle of Britain (6) 2016 Battle of Hastings (9) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Birth Anniversary (8) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Jemima Puddle-Duck (2) (1 worn & dirty) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (13) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit (7) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Squirrel Nutkin (4) 2016 Team GB Olympics (7) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny (56) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher (14) 2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit (33) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Tom Kitten (9) 2017 Isaac Newton 2018 Beatrix Potter - Flopsy Bunny 2018 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tittlemouse (6) 2018 Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester (3) 2018 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit (2) 2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace (12) 2018 Paddington Bear - Station (7) 2018 People Act (17) 2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral (29) 2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London (17) 2019 Sherlock Holmes (6) 2020 Brexit (57) 2020 Diversity Built Britain (504) [440 unc] 2022 Queen's Platinum Jubilee ***HOLE FILLER***
Also 1998 Britannia in almost unused condition 2001 Britannia (very light wear) 2008 Britannia (3.5 million , not easy to get) 2017 Shield (1.8 million , not easy to get) (2) 2012 GUERNSEY 2018 GIBRALTAR 'New Calpe House' 1997 ISLE of MAN "Motorcycle TT" with triskelion "AA" 2016 ISLE of MAN 'Milner's Tower' "AB" 1997 JERSEY 1998 JERSEY (3) 2005 JERSEY 2009 JERSEY (2)
In one bag there were 6 LARGE (old type). These were instead of 10 smaller ones. They weigh about the same as 10 small ones. It cost me £5.00 for the 6 large, the pain was eased a bit when I saw that 3 of the dates were hole fillers for my collection. 1976 (old,large type) 1977 (old,large type) 1973 European Union - Hands (old,large type) (2) 1980 (old,large type) 1982 (old,large type)
I had a few weeks staying safe during the covid scare so this is about a year of quite heavy duty noodling. Can't wait to see what the next 12 months brings.
I didn't realize thit i hadn't been on this thread for over a year.
This is a report of the total of my success at searching 50 pence coins in the UK in 2023. From a total of £18,025.00 I found the following commemoratives & foreign :-
1998 European Union (16) 1998 NHS (5) 2000 Public Libraries (43) 2003 Suffragette Movement (8) 2004 Sub Four Minute Mile (39) 2005 Johnson's Dictionary (130) 2006 Victoria Cross - Medal (51) 2006 Victoria Cross - Soldier (48) 2007 Boy Scouts (44) 2009 Kew Gardens (0) 2010 Girl Guides (29) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Aquatics (7) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Archery (6) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Athletics (0) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Badminton (4) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Basketball (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boccia (5) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Boxing (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Canoeing (7) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Cycling (1) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Equestrian (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Fencing (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Football (1) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Goalball (1) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Gymnastics (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Handball (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Hockey (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Judo (0) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Modern Pentathlon (5) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Rowing (0) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Sailing (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Shooting (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Table Tennis (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Taekwondo (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Tennis (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Triathlon (1) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Volleyball (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Weightlifting (2) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Wheelchair Rugby (3) 2011 Olympic Games London 2012 - Wrestling (2) 2011 World Wildlife Fund (7) 2013 Benjamin Britten (12) 2013 Christopher Ironside (68) 2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow (25) 2015 Battle of Britain (18) 2016 Battle of Hastings (15) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Birth Anniversary (15) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Jemima Puddle-Duck (3) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (41) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit (20) 2016 Beatrix Potter - Squirrel Nutkin (26) 2016 Team GB Olympics (24) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Benjamin Bunny (137) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Mr. Jeremy Fisher (31) 2017 Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit (81) 2017 Beatrix Potter - Tom Kitten (29) 2017 Isaac Newton (2) 2018 Beatrix Potter - Flopsy Bunny (4) 2018 Beatrix Potter - Mrs. Tittlemouse (9) 2018 Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit eating a carrot (3) 2018 Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester (9) 2018 Paddington Bear - Buckingham Palace (18) 2018 Paddington Bear - Station (18) 2018 People Act (42) 2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral (64) 2019 Paddington Bear at the Tower of London (32) 2019 Sherlock Holmes (19) 2020 Brexit (87) 2020 Diversity Built Britain (113) 2022 Queen's Platinum Jubilee (41) 2022 50 Years of Pride UK (409) 11 sealed bags (220) from the mint 2022 Life & Legacy of Q.E.II (151) 1 sealed bag (20) from the mint 2023 King Charles III Coronation (16)
also 1973 50 Pence , 'Entry into EEC' (1) 1978 Britannia 1994 D-Day , Normandy Landings (2) 2008 Britannia (3) 2017 Shield (2) 2019 Paddington Bear at St. Paul's Cathedral : with a coloured sticker 2020 Shield (6) 2022 Shield (2) hole filler CYPRUS 50 Cents 1993 (hole filler) GIBRALTAR 1997 (2) GIBRALTAR 2004 GUERNSEY 1997 (4) GUERNSEY 2003 (1) GUERNSEY 2008 (1) GUERNSEY 2012 (1) ISLE of MAN 1997 (2) ISLE of MAN 2020 (1) JERSEY 1997 (1) JERSEY 1998 (3) JERSEY 2005 (2) JERSEY 2006 (1) JERSEY 2009 (1) JERSEY 2012 (3)
If I counted correctly , I managed to get 69 out of the possible 73 commemorative 50p's that are currently in circulation.
I'm certainly looking forward to see what 2024 brings.
