UK 50 Pence Commemorative Hunting

Very nice!

Good to see you back on the hunt. At least you were not completely shut out, still some decent finds.

Nice duck coin, NumisRob.

Excellent!

Hi there Merv. I did a similar thing a few years ago (limited it to £100 a week though so as not to upset my bank) and it certainly filled a few gaps. Considering the mintage of some of those commemoratives though I'm sure a few other people have had the same idea. Then there are all the shop assistants who find one in their change and put them on ebay for silly money! Well done mate!

Thank you for sharing your results.

After my last batch, I didn't think I'd get another collection dump, but yesterday I think I hit the Mother Lode!

I needed to go to the bank for something else, and asked if they had £250 in 50p coins. As soon as I got the bag, I spotted a 2003 Suffragettes coin through the plastic - not a rare coin, but one you don't see every day. When I got home and cut the big plastic sack open, the first £10 bag I opened had nothing but commemoratives! This went on and on.

Thr final result was:
- 489 commemorative British 50p coins
- 10 50p's from Crown dependencies
- 1 normal definitive 50p

Here is a breakdown of what I found...

Commemorative coins:
1998 NHS 2
1998 EU 4
2000 Libraries 19
2003 Suffragettes 2
2004 Roger Bannister 9
2005 Dictionary 50
2006 VC Soldier 16
2006 VC Medal 14
2007 Scouts 4
2009 Kew Gardens 0
2010 Guides 9
2011 WWF 5
2011 Olympics Aquatics 2
2011 Olympics Archery 3
2011 Olympics Boccia 1
2011 Olympics Fencing 1
2011 Olympics Gymnastics 1
2011 Olympics Handball 2
2011 Olympics Judo 1
2011 Olympics Taekwondo 1
2011 Olympics Tennis 1
2011 Olympics Triathlon 1
2014 Ironside 12
2013 Benjamin Britten 5
2014 Games 7
2015 Battle of Britain 6
2016 Team GB 9
2016 Battle of Hastings 8
2016 Beatrix Potter 9
2016 Peter Rabbit 7
2016 Jemima Puddle-Duck 1
2016 Squirrel Nutkin 2
2016 Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 14
2017 Isaac Newton 2
2017 Benjamin Bunny 46
2017 Tom Kitten 18
2017 Mr Jeremy Fisher 13
2017 Tale of Peter Rabbit 24
2018 Representation of People 25
2018 Paddington at Palace 15
2018 Paddington at Station 7
2018 Mrs Tittlemouse 2
2018 Peter Rabbit 1
2018 Flopsy Bunny 4
2018 Tailor of Gloucester 6
2019 Paddington at Tower 13
2019 Paddington at St Paul's 25
2019 Sherlock Holmes 4
2020 Brexit 18
2020 Diversity 34
2022 Pride 0
2022 Platinum Jubilee 4
2022 Charles III 4 shields 0
2023 Charles III Coronation 0

Others:
Isle of Man 2010 1
Isle of Man 2015 1 (collection addition)
Isle of Man 2016 1 (collection addition)
Jersey 1997 2
Jersey 2009 1
Gibraltar 1997 1
Gibraltar 2001 1
Gibraltar 2015 1 (collection addition!)
Gibraltar 2017 referendum 1 (collection addition)

The 14 Olympic 50p's I found (usually lucky to get one in a £250 bag!):

The various Crown Dependencies coins:

Other scarce 50p coins I found:

Nice haul!