The Royal Mint has confirmed that a new 50p piece has become the rarest in general circulation
A new King Charles III coin has officially become the rarest 50p in circulation, dethroning the previously valuable Kew Gardens piece. The Royal Mint has confirmed that the Atlantic Salmon 50p has taken over as the scarcest.
Until recently, The Royal Mint, Britain's official coin manufacturer, had kept the distribution figures for the Atlantic Salmon coins under wraps. But it has now informed The Sun that 200,000 of these coins were released to banks and post offices nationwide at the close of last year.The Kew Gardens 50p, with 210,000 pieces put into circulation 15 years ago, held the title of the rarest 50p for more than a decade.
She added, "For the first time in 15 years, the highly collectable Kew Gardens 50p loses its top spot as the rarest in circulation with the Atlantic Salmon 50p splashing its way to number one."
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