A brand new fifty pence piece featuring legendary children's character Peter Pan has landed - and there's already a waiting list for it.
The new collection of Peter Pan British Isles 50p coins have been developed in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital to celebrate 90 years since author, J.M. Barrie, gifted all future rights of the book to them.
The new set will be the first ever collection of its kind in the UK - but won't be released by the Royal Mint and therefore won't be entering circulation.
Prices start at £6.25, and for every coin sold, a donation will go directly to GOSH Charity to support the hospital’s most urgent needs: fund support services, pioneering research, equipment and refurbishment.
And demand is already rocketing - with 2,754 people already in the queue to get their hands on them online.
A spokesperson from the Westminster Collection said: "It has been an honour working with this fantastic charity to create the world's first Peter Pan 50ps, and for every coin sold a donation will go directly to GOSH Charity to support the hospital’s most urgent needs: fund support services, pioneering research, equipment and refurbishment."
The Peter Pan 50p features an engraving of David Wyatt’s illustration from the Oxford University Press edition of Peter Pan, alongside a well-known and much loved quote from the book.
"This is the first time ever that Peter Pan has featured on a 50p coin and I’m sure that this magical design will go down a treat with collectors, especially following the popularity of previous book character coins," coin experts at ChangeChecker said.
Six coins have been created in total, featuring Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tick-Tock the Crocodile, Tinkerbell, Wendy and Nana.
The coins have been issued by the Isle of Man and the brilliant uncirculated coins are available from £6.25, silver at £65 and gold at £995.
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