Which are the UK's rarest 50p pieces - and which could fetch the highest price?
And the rarest coin of all? That title also belongs to a one that marks a sporting event - a collectors' version of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games coin.But, unlike its base metal replica - of which 6.5 million were made - this one never entered circulation.One of the Royal Mint's largest collections of commemorative coins marked 150 years since the birth of author Beatrix Potter.
The next rarest in the collection, based on the character Squirrel Nutkin, is much less rare but can sell for between £1 and £3 on eBay.Coins featuring Sir Isaac Newton and the Suffragettes are among the rarest coins in circulation - and regularly fetch between £2 and £3 online.However, how much some of the more recently produced coins can fetch - such as the Sherlock Holmes edition - remain a mystery for now.
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