Join us in Plymouth for the Peter Rabbit 50p Live Swap!

We’re excited to host our next Change Checker Live Coin Swap on the 13th of April at Drake Circus in Plymouth from 9am to 6pm.

We’re back on the road for another Change Checker Live Event and this time we’re in Plymouth swapping the brand new 2019 Peter Rabbit 50p.

Our next event takes place on Saturday 13th April at Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth from 9am to 6pm.

Join us there and swap ANY 50p coin for one of the brand new 2019 Peter Rabbit 50ps in Brilliant Uncirculated condition!

This coin won’t be entering circulation, so this is your chance to get hold of one for face value by swapping with us!

PLUS you’ll receive an exclusive voucher to SAVE £4.95 on the 2018 Beatrix Potter Complete Pack, including all four 50ps in Brilliant Uncirculated quality.

Please note: Swaps are limited to 1 per person, while stocks last.

Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth

Drake Circus in Plymouth is the West Country’s most popular shopping centre with over 70 of the UK’s top brand names and biggest stores in the region all under one roof.

You can find us in the Lower Atrium, at the location marked 3 on the map below:

Drake Circus has loads of places to stop and eat and has 1,270 parking spaces.

The shopping centre is situated in the heart of Plymouth, easily accessed by car and public transport.

The full address is: Drake Circus, 1 Charles Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1EA

Can I swap more than one coin?

Such is the popularity of our Live Coin Swaps and to ensure that it is fair for everybody, we’ll be limiting the number of swaps to strictly 1 coin per person.

Will you be doing any more Live Coin Swaps?

That’s the plan!

We will be holding more Live Coin Swaps in the future and the plan is to visit a different area of the country each time, giving as many people as possible the opportunity to attend.

We look forward to seeing you there!


Secure your 2019 Peter Rabbit 50p today!

Can’t wait to get your hands on the new Peter Rabbit 50p?

Own the brand new coin in brilliant uncirculated quality today!

Order yours here >>

Collectors paying 700% over face value for a Commonwealth Games 50p

The 2014 Commonwealth Games 50p has already taken the collecting world by storm, with mint condition coins changing hands on eBay just days after entering circulation. 

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Coins are being sold on eBay for over 7 times their face value

As speculation grows about the mintage of the latest must-have coin, collectors are battling to secure theirs immediately – and they don’t mind where they get them from or how much they pay.

The over-inflated prices are a telling reminder of the lengths which avid collectors will go to for the right coin.

But it’s a familiar story.  Earlier this year Kew Gardens 50ps were being sold on ebay for hundreds of pounds and the coin has since become the Holy Grail amongst Change Checkers.  Nowadays collectors are wary of history repeating, and it seems many are willing to shell out substantially more than face value for the latest commemorative 50p.


The most collectable 50p since the Olympics?

A new commemorative coin has just entered circulation which could well become the most collected 50p since the Olympic series in 2012.  Collectors all over the country are checking their change right now in an attempt to find the new 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 50p.

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The new Commonwealth Games 50p features a dynamic sporting design

Struck by The Royal Mint, this legal tender UK coin has been designed by Alex Loudon in the ‘arts and crafts’ style.  Two athletes are intersected by the Scottish Saltire, and the words XX Commonwealth Games Glasgow fill the top right section of the surprisingly distinctive 50p.

But this coin has been attracting attention from collectors for another reason…

Collecting fever

In 2011 The Royal Mint issued a series of 29 different Olympic themed 50ps – one to represent each sport.  With London 2012 around the corner, these coins suddenly became THE must-have collectables to commemorate the Games.  Collectors still can’t resist flicking through their change to find the elusive last two or three coins they are missing.

A bag of 2014 Commonwealth Games 50ps, have you found one yet?

A bag of 2014 Commonwealth Games 50ps, have you found one yet?

Now, 2 years on, the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 50p looks set to become the next collecting sensation – as the race to find the first sports-themed British coin since the Olympics begins in earnest.

With the mintage figures as yet unconfirmed by The Royal Mint, this coin could well be the rarest of the lot, but only time will tell.  Have you found yours yet?