Royal Mint launches Harry Potter coin collection to mark 25 year anniversary

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Harry Potter coins will be released in a new collection to mark 25 years since the first book in the series. Royal Mint is launching the coins which will initially feature Queen Elizabeth II and later King Charles III.

The first two coins come 25 years since JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published.READ MORE: The Kew Gardens 50p coin so rare that it's worth more than £150 and others you may own It is believed the first two will feature the late Her Majesty, while the final two will launch next year to feature King Charles.

Royal Mint said it is expecting high demand for the coins.It also claimed the collection will be one of "a small number" that will see a change of portrait during the series.The first coin depicts Harry Potter himself and is available to buy from the Royal Mint's website.Prices range from £11 for a brilliant uncirculated 50p to £5,215 for a £200 denomination gold Harry Potter coin.A colour version of the Harry Potter 50p is available for £20.There will be other coins featured too, including one with Hogwarts Express and Professor Albus Dumbledore.Harry Potter fans can also get their claws on a coin with the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Nicola Howell, chief commercial officer at the Royal Mint, said: "As the official maker of UK coins, we are delighted to make a spellbinding coin collection to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone."The first coin in the collection, celebrating Harry Potter, will be available for collectors and fans to buy from today."Ffion Gwillim, the Royal Mint designer who modelled the artwork onto coins, added: "The Harry Potter illustrations are so iconic and recognisable."Harry Potter and the.