Is Your Tom Kitten 50p Worth a Fortune?
If you’ve found one of these Tom Kitten 50p coins, then you’re probably wondering how much it’s worth. Beatrix Potter’s characters have been featured on special edition coins since they were first released back in 2016.
The Tom Kitten 50p is part of the Beatrix Potter collection which includes coins featuring Benjamin Bunny, Peter Rabbit, Mrs Tiggywinkle, Mr Jeremy Fisher and Squirrel Nutkin. The Tom Kitten coin was released in 2017 and was released to celebrate the Beatrix Potter story The Tale of Tom Kitten which was first published in 1907.
These commemorative coins were designed by Emma Noble and featured some of the best-loved characters from the children’s book series.
How rare are Tom Kitten 50p coins?
The rarer the coin, the more money it’s worth. The rarest 50p coins currently circulating are the Kew Gardens 50p coins. Only 210,000 of these coins were released into circulation whereas 9,300,000 Tom Kitten 50ps are currently in circulation.
How much are Tom Kitten 50ps worth?
Relatively speaking, the Tom Kitten commemorative coins are fairly common, so they’re not going to make you a millionaire any time soon, but they are still worth more than their face value.
At the time of writing, you can buy this coin for £3.50 so it’s currently worth 7 times its face value. Still, it is a fairly new coin so it could well become worth more in the future, so if you do have one then it’s worth keeping hold of it.
If you also own some of the other Beatrix Potter coins, then you could look to sell the collection as a whole which is likely to bring in more money.
Who is Tom Kitten
Tom Kitten is a well-loved character from the Beatrix Potter collection. He features in the story The Tale of Tom Kitten which tells the tale of Tom Kitten, Mittens and Moppet who love to get up to mischief. Their mother, Tabitha Twitchit is expecting guests and she makes sure they are all groomed to perfection and dressed smartly. She gives them strict instructions not to get dirty. The three naughty kittens can’t help themselves and not only do they get themselves dirty, but they also manage to lose some of their clothes to some passing puddle-ducks. When her guests arrive, Tabitha Twitchit sends the children upstairs and tells her guests they have the measles.
With such a mischievous nature, it’s hardly surprising that Tom Kitten is so popular.
