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ROYAL MINT UNVEILS NEW HARRY POTTER 50P COIN FEATURING ICONIC FLYING CAR SCENE

The Royal Mint has expanded its Harry Potter coin collection with the release of a new 50p coin featuring the iconic flying Ford Anglia from “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”. This coin captures the memorable scene where Harry Potter and Ron Weasley soar above the British countryside in the enchanted car after missing the Hogwarts Express.

The base metal version, struck in cupro-nickel, weighs 8 grams and measures 27.30 millimeters in diameter.

The reverse design, crafted by Bella Biggs, vividly depicts the enchanted Ford Anglia in mid-flight. On the obverse, Martin Jennings’ effigy of King Charles III is featured. This coloured cupro-nickel release has a mintage of just 10,000 coins.

MYSTERIOUS AUD$160 MILLION TROVE OF RARE COINS TO BE AUCTIONED

A coin collection that spent half a century buried underground is poised to become the most valuable numismatic collection ever offered in its entirety at auction.

Dubbed the ‘Traveller’ Collection, the hoard holds an insured value exceeding $193 million AUD and is set to be sold over a series of auctions during the next three years.

The first auction, hosted by Zurich-based Numismatica Ars Classica, will take place on 20 May at the prestigious Hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich.