title: Beatrix Potter coin with tiny error selling for £25,000

An astute coin collector is selling a Peter Rabbit 50p for £25,000 after noticing a tiny printing error.

A Beatrix Potter coin with a tiny error has been put up for sale for an astonishing £25,086.72.

In 2017, the Royal Mint unveiled nearly 20 million Peter Rabbit 50ps to celebrate the children's author. While the coins are not typically regarded as rare due to their high circulation, one collector noticed something unusual about theirs.

As seen in the listing on eBay, there is a little lump of metal stuck to the foot of the rabbit on the coin which does not appear on any of the other Peter Rabbit 50ps.

Coins with imperfections often sell for substantially more than face value. In this case, the collector is selling the item for £25,086.72. An additional £8.95 is asked for postage and returns are not accepted.

The Isle of Man 50p coins are among the rarest in circulation and can sell for hundreds of pounds. In 2023, a Good Housekeeping reader found a 1968 coin in an old purse frame and sold it for £16,000. The coin had been part of a collection put together by her late husband, making the discovery even more special.