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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2922796, member: 40017&quot;]I am in the UK and can give you a bit more background.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2016 Beatrix Potter series of Fifty Pence coins has proved quite collectable among the younger generation. The Royal Mint has been very canny in their introduction - announcing them, then releasing them as packaged individual coins over a period of months. Then they release them into general circulation but in unpredictable numbers. In 2016 there were five coins: Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Mrs Tiggy Winkle, Squirrel Nutkin and one with the words Beatrix Potter across the middle. After a year only the Jemima Puddleduck one is still scarce in circulation. </p><p>There is a similar set for 2017 and only the new Peter Rabbit has appeared in circulation to date. They SAY the others (Tom Kitten, Jeremy Fisher and Benjamin Bunny) are not going to be released into circulation, but we will wait and see.</p><p>In parallel to the cupro-nickel circulation and Bright Uncirculated strikes, they have released Silver and gold versions in various packaging. Typically these are sold at about double bullion value or more to feed the &quot;collectables&quot; market. Time will tell, but I wouldn&#039;t want to pay more than bullion value for them - I suspect the young fans who are happy to collect from circulation, or maybe pay a few pounds for a scarce one, are unlikely to pay big bucks for these collectables.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which is all a long roundabout way of saying: If you can get them at Bullion or maybe a bit over, fine, but otherwise I would save my money for something better. (But I may be proved wrong!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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