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RARE 1945 SILVER THREEPENCE DISCOVERED

One of only two known surviving 1945 silver threepence coins has been discovered and certified as genuine by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC).

The silver coin, the ‘rarest British circulating coin in 200 years’, was one of 371,000 minted that year, all of which were

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