Another over priced coloured silver coin from the Royal mint.

(Royal mint website)

Today's the day the Royal mint release their newest "silver proof", Paddington bear coin.

Since this was the day I usually attend the RM to pick up my 10 pense swaps, I thought I'd add it to my collection to along with the 2 I bought 1/2pint back in 2018.

Ever since the introduction of the 2016 Beatrix Potter (Peter rabbit) series, the RM has been milking the public for all its worth and churning out #shitcoin after shit coin every year.

But they know us all so well....... And we keep coming back for more!!

So that's my silver proof (big box) and a BU next to it on the postcard of Liz.

NOW FOR THE INFO BIT:

The only good thing I can think of about this waste of money is that they've cut the mintage figures by over half.

Last year they made 60,000 each of the 2 designs, but only made 25,000 for 2019. You can still pick up the 2018 versions today and the RM even offer a 10% discount when buying online..... Looks like the Paddington bear series isn't as popular as they thought it might be.

These are definitely ones to put away in a box and forget about for 20yrs. They may be worth what I paid for them by then.