Man sells rare 50p Paddington Bear coin on eBay for £1,500 (2024)

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A Paddington Bear coin was sold for £1,500 on eBay, February 13, by a Glasgow seller. It is the 14th rarest 50p coin, with a mintage of 5,001,000. However, only one bid was made on the eBay listing and the seller has no history or reviews, so the purchase may not be what it seems.

Previously, the Paddington Bear coin from 2019, apparently originating from a Glasgow seller, was auctioned on eBay on Monday (February 13) for £1,500. The currency, which features Paddington standing outside Buckingham Palace and waving a Union Jack flag, is said to be the 14th-rarest 50p coin.

A rare Paddington Bear 50p coin has been sold for £1,500 on eBay.

A man has sold a rare 50p coin featuring Paddington Bear for £1,500. The coin said to be the 14th rarest 50p, featured the famous bear outside Buckingham Palace waving a Union Flag.

Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace is the second of two Paddington Bear fifty pence coins to be released in 2018. This is the Brilliant Uncirculated version of the 50p coin. This coin was issued by The Royal Mint to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Paddington Bear.

A sure fire way to know if you've found a keeper is to check the mintage figures for your 50p. Generally speaking, the lower the mintage, the rarer the coin and the harder it will be to find in circulation.

For example, this Buckingham Palace Paddington Bear coin sold for £266 due to a surprise error. It was struck twice on both sides - which means both designs had "fallen off" the side of each face.

The Paddington at Buckingham Palace 50p was issued in the following formats: Circulation coins (mintage of 5,001,000) Brilliant Uncirculated. Silver Proof (limited to 60,000)

The most valuable will be the earlier bears made by Gabrielle Designs and in really good condition, a Paddington made in the early 1970s can be worth as much as £150. If you think you have an older bear of value we would suggest you seek the advice of a local antique toy specialist.

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However unlike Eden Toys, whose bears were manufactured in large numbers in factories in Asia, all of Gabrielle Design's bears were handmade in a small factory in Doncaster in the UK. As a result, any Paddington or Aunt Lucy made by Gabrielle Designs is now considered to be a collector's item.

The first Paddington Bear stuffed toy to be manufactured was created in 1972 by Gabrielle Designs, a small family business run by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson, with the prototype made as a Christmas present for their children Joanna and Jeremy Clarkson, a now well-known British TV presenter, writer and farmer.

The Paddington at the Station 50p is the most sought after of all the Paddington Bear coins, according to Change Checker's Mintage figures index, with a figure of 5,001,000. Mintage is the term used to describe how many are in circulation.

Many collectors choose to sell through eBay or similar online auction sites operating today. It is definitely a better choice than going through a pawnbroker, but getting a reasonable price for even rare 2 pound coin or even a collectable 50p coin requires a great deal of right timing and even a bit of luck.

The Paddington at the Station 50p was issued in the following formats: Circulation coins (mintage of 5,901,000) Brilliant Uncirculated. Silver Proof (limited to 60,000)

The most valuable will be the earlier bears made by Gabrielle Designs and in really good condition, a Paddington made in the early 1970s can be worth as much as £150. If you think you have an older bear of value we would suggest you seek the advice of a local antique toy specialist.

It was struck twice on both sides - which means both designs had "fallen off" the side of each face. And another sold for £300 in 2020 - 600 times its face value. The most valuable coins are usually those with a low mintage or an error.