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Rarest UK Coins Revealed! 2020 mintage figure update

s the UK’s most collected coin, it was great to see three more 50p designs released into circulation in 2020. These include the Withdrawal from the European Union 50p, often called the ‘Brexit 50p’, the Diversity Built Britain 50p and this year’s Royal Shield 50p. We’ve updated the

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