The structure was intended to be a surprise to him, but he discovered it was being built and donated money to take care of the costs himself. It is always great to find the 2003 Women’s Social and Political Union 50p with a mintage of 3,124,030 as it is pretty hard to find. The Milner's Tower was built in 1871 by the residents of Port Erin in honuor of William Milner, a Liverpool safemaker.

At that time, the Isle of Man approached the Royal Mint to request its own versions of these decimal coins. The tower was built in the shape of a lock in honour of Milner who was a great benefactor of the town.

Built in 1871 by the residences of Port Erin in honour of William Milner, a Liverpool safemaker (hence the shape of the tower in the form of a lock), who was a great benefactor of the town. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. However, I am not sure where the guide is getting his information from as The Royal Mint do not confirm mintage figures until long after the release date. The reverse side features an image of the unusual lock and key shape tower that pays tribute to William Milner who was a safe maker.

It’s difficult to base the value of the Milner’s Tower 50p on the mintage value like we usually do for other coins simply because the mintage value for Isle of Man coins are not widely released. This is a special edition 50p coin that was issued on the Isle of Man so it isn’t in general circulation in the United Kingdom. The tower was built in the shape of a lock and key to represent Milner’s safe-making days which brought him the wealth he shared with locals. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.

I have done a few swaps in the last few weeks, but sent out hundreds of requests, to get only a small number of responses back. The pin backs on these are a bit dodgey so you may need something different like a locker if you don't want to lose it. The tower was meant to be built in secret as a surprise, but once Milner found out he donated much of the building cost. Still, it is designed in the style of the 50 pence coin with a 7-sided shape that forms an equilateral curve heptagon.

The image features Her Majesty facing right and wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland diamond tiara. The coin was to honor the Island’s most famous landmark which had been built in William Milner’s honor, named Milner’s Tower. The Milner's Tower was built in 1871 by the residents of Port Erin in honor of William Milner, a Liverpool safemaker. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.Issued in 2015 by the Isle of Man, the rare 50 pence coin was made to honour the Island’s most famous landmark, Milner’s Tower.

The first of these is that because the population of the Isle of Man is relatively low, there have been relatively few units of this coin minted. It will be very interesting to see how these coins fare in our updated Scarcity Indexes which will be released in July, so keep your eyes peeled for any changes. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case. Milner was a safe maker from Liverpool who made numerous charitable contributions to the people of the Island.

By using eBid, you agree to our use of cookies to enhance your experience in accordance with our updated Privacy Policy of 25th May 2018. If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review. Another well-known rare 50p produced by the Isle of Man is the 1997 TT 50p which is also quite collectable. Originally issued by the Royal Mint in 2015, the vintage Milner's Tower 50p coin prominently depicts the tower on its reverse side, a landmark on the Isle of Man built in in 1871 to honour the legendary safe-maker William Milner.