A collection of UK 50 pence coins issued by the Royal Mint, comprising specimens from the Dinosauria and Mary Anning Collection series. Each heptagonal cupro-nickel coin is presented in its original dark blue card folder with gold and white lettering and includes a holographic security strip reading CERTIFIED BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED. The reverse designs feature various prehistoric creatures and their associated discoverers: Megalosaurus Buckland 1824, Plesiosaurus Mary Anning 1823, Temnodontosaurus Mary Anning 1811, Hylaeosaurus Mantell 1833, Iguanodon Mantell 1825, and Dimorphodon Mary Anning 1828. These coins are struck to a brilliant uncirculated standard and exhibit full mint lustre.
Diameter: 27.3 mm
Weight: 8.00 g (per coin).
Condition report:
Brilliant uncirculated condition as issued. The coins show full original mint lustre with no visible signs of wear or handling. The blue card folders are well-preserved with only minor superficial marks to the outer surfaces.
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