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1. In what year was the Sovereign first struck?
2. What year was struck on the 'cartwheel' pennies and twopennies minted at the Soho Mint in Birmingham by Matthew Boulton?
3. Under which King/Queen was the first round Farthing struck?
4. In 2008, the Royal Mint released a new design set for the coinage. What notable and unintended error occurred with the 20p coin?
5. What was the nick name of the double florin struck under Queen Victoria between 1887 and 1890?
6. Which of these was not a siege mint of Charles I?
7. How many times (before 2000) have official English coins been struck with more than one bust on the obverse (heads side)?
8. In which year was the "Una and the Lion" £5 coin struck?
9. From 1927 to 1936 'wreath' crowns were struck and issued just before Christmas, in all years except one... which?
10. 1949 marked a key change in the design and/or manufacture of English coins. What?
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