What are the new alphabet 10p coins, what does each letter mean and when were they released by the Royal Mint?
Coin hunters were eager to get their hands on the new selection of 10ps from the Royal Mint
THE release of 26 new 10p coins celebrating the best of British has gone down well with both serious collectors and amateurs alike.
And if you’re desperate to get your hands on the coins as quickly as you can – and not take the chance of one of not turning up in your change – then you can pick them up now.
What are the new 10p coins?
The Post Office and the began selling uncirculated collectable packs of individual coins for £2 each from Thursday, March 1.
The coins will be available in 213 Crown Post Offices across the UK but we don’t know how many coins each one will have – so if you want to avoid disappointment, you better get your skates on.
If you were to complete the entire A to Z in this way, it’ll set you back £52.
When were they released?
The coins were released into general circulation on Monday, March 5. Some 2.6 million of new coins will start appearing in people’s change across the country.
A spokeswoman told The Sun Online that during the course of March it will be distributing the new coins across its network of 11,600 branches around the UK.
The 26 new coins – unveiled by the Royal Mint – are meant to represent the best of British.
It hopes the public will be inspired to start hunting for the coins in their change and try and collect all of them.
Over two million coins have been minted – 100,000 each for each letter.
Among the patriotic designs are the Angel of the North, James Bond, the Houses of Parliament, Stonehenge and the Union flag.
If you’re serious about your collecting you can also pick-up a presentation pack to display your coins for £9.90 via its website.
And if you really want to push the boat out, you can order a silver commemorative coin for £35 each too.
What exactly does each alphabet letter mean?
Each letter represents iconic things or place in Britain
- A – Angel of the North
- B – Bond…James Bond
- C – Cricket
- D – Double Decker Bus
- E – English Breakfast
- F – Fish & Chips
- G – Greenwich Mean Time
- H – Houses of Parliament
- I – Ice-Cream Cone
- J – Jubilee
- K – King Arthur
- L – Loch Ness Monster
- M – Mackintosh
- N – National Health Service
- O – Oak Tree
- P – Post Box
- Q – Queuing
- R – Robin
- S – Stonehenge
- T – Teapot
- U – Union Flag
- V – Village
- W – World Wide Web
- X – X Marks the Spot
- Y – Yeoman
- Z – Zebra Crossing
Will they be worth more than their face value?
Brits have gone wild for coins over the last few years, with sellers on the look-out for rare and unusual notes that could be worth a fortune.
Sellers are also flocking to the Royal Mint to pick up a 2018 50p which celebrates Sir Issac Newton and is being sold for more than £60.
And this month, the Change Checker website launched a new tool which reveals how much your spare coin could be really worth.
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