Royal Mint issues collectable coin with Professor Albus Dumbledore

The U.K.”™s Royal Mint has released a collectable coin featuring Professor Albus Dumbledore from the Harry Potter series.

The coin is the third in a four-coin collection inspired by the J.K. Rowling books, and it is also the first to have King Charles III’s portrait appear on the obverse (heads) side of the coin ”“ the first two coins, featuring Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Express, featured the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

Rebecca Morgan, director of collector services at The Royal Mint, observed that the “Harry Potter coin collection has seen a popular response among collectors worldwide” ”“ collectors and Harry Potter enthusiasts across 86 countries bought at least one coin in the range, with more than one-quarter of the response coming from younger families and millennials who grew up on the Harry Potter books.

The new coin and its predecessors can be acquired from The Royal Mint’s website.