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New Rare 50p Coin Revealed by Royal Mint Worth at Least 30 Times Its Face Value
The 50p coin features a 1926 Grand Prix car and a 2026 Formula 1 car, and the Royal Mint says it is worth at least 30 times face value.
- On Monday, the Royal Mint unveiled a new 50p coin at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, marking 100 years of Grand Prix racing in Britain.
- Designed in collaboration with London-based agency Interstate, the coin features a 1926 Grand Prix car alongside a 2026 Formula 1 vehicle, symbolising a century of technological progress.
- Rebecca Morgan, director at The Royal Mint, called the coin 'a true landmark,' noting it is worth at least 30 times its face value.
- The gold version uses recycled gold from old jewellery and coins, with the Royal Mint aiming to use recycled materials for all collectable gold coins by year-end; prices start from £15.
- Visitors to The Royal Mint Experience can strike their own version from July 7 until August 2, while Alex Patterson, chief executive of Brooklands Museum, described the 1926 race as a 'defining moment.
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New rare 50p coin revealed by Royal Mint worth at least 30 times its face value
The Royal Mint has revealed a new 50p coin to mark 100 years of Grand Prix racing in Britain.
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The Independent (US)New 50p coin celebrates 100 years of British Grand Prix racing history
Motorsport fans and coin collectors alike have a new piece of history to covet, as The Royal Mint unveils a special 50p coin commemorating a century of the Grand Prix in Britain.
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