Exact character to spot on new Harry Potter 50p needed to complete rare collection worth up to £90
THE exact character to spot on a new Harry Potter 50p coin has been revealed.
The Royal Mint has launched a new coin celebrating the iconic tale of the young wizard and his friends.
It follows a collection launched two years ago to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the children’s tale.
At the time, four separate 50p coins were released including Harry Potter himself, Professor Dumbledor, The Hogwarts Express and Hogwarts School.
Earlier this year, another 50p was released featuring Harry, Ron and Hermione trying to capture an enchanted flying key on their way to the Philosopher’s Stone.
But now the Royal Mint has added yet another coin to the collection.
The latest 50p pays homage to Harry Potter‘s time at Hogwarts School.
The reverse of the coin shows the fictional character in a battle with merpeople.
It is currently available to buy from The Royal Mint with prices starting from £12 and going all the way up to £110.
These coins are uncirculated, meaning they are for collectors and you would not receive one as a change in a shop.
In the past, these coins have been highly sought after, with a completed collection with all five coins selling for £91.50 on October 28.
Even a single coin featuring Harry Potter sold for £40 on October 25.
But it is worth remembering that coins are only worth what buyers are willing to pay for them.
Coins featuring characters from children’s books or television are a hit amongst collectors.
For example, the Royal Mint’s 2018 edition of The Snowman coin, which features the iconic image of him flying in the sky, sold for £10.50 this Ocotber.
The 2019 edition, depicting the lovable cartoon as he comes to life, sold for £10.99 this month also.
You may have seen recently The Royal Mint released a 50p coin featuring the Gruffalo to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its books.
The Sun recently rounded up a full list of quirky rare coins that could be worth £356, which you can check out here.
How to spot rare coins and banknotes
Rare coins and notes hiding down the back of your sofa could sell for hundreds of pounds.
If you are lucky enough to find a rare £10 note you might be able to sell it for multiple times its face value.
You can spot rare notes by keeping an eye out for the serial numbers.
These numbers can be found on the side with the Monarch’s face, just under the value £10 in the corner of the note.
Also, if you have a serial number on your note that is quite quirky you could cash in thousands.
For example, one seller bagged £3,600 after spotting a specific serial number relating to the year Jane Austen was born on one of their notes.
You can check if your notes are worth anything on eBay, just tick “completed and sold items” and filter by the highest value.
It will give you an idea of what people are willing to pay for some notes.
But do bear in mind that yours is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.
This is also the case for coins, you can determine how rare your coin is by looking a the latest scarcity index.
The next step is to take a look at what has been recently sold on eBay.
Experts from Change Checker recommend looking at “sold listings” to be sure that the coin has sold for the specified amount rather than just been listed.
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