A NEW Sir Isaac Newton 50p is being released this week and could become one of the rarest coins in circulation, as the Royal Mint celebrates the 375th anniversary year of thescientist's birth.

Just 375 of the 50ps will initially be released, before thousands more will be minted and available in change across the country.

The 50p is a tribute to Newton's work in the fields of physics and astronomy and features a design is based upon elements of Proposition 11, in Book One of Newton's PrincipiaMathematica.

The Royal Mint has not yet confirmed how many of the new silver coins will be in circulation, and said it will depend on demand.

The Kew Gardens 50p, released in 2009, is one of the rarest 50ps in circulation and now sells for hundreds of pounds on eBay.

Coin collectors hoping to get the new 50p first need to head to Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, the place of Sir Isaac Newton's birth, as they are released into the tills this week - or hopeto find one in their change over the coming months.

Commemorative editions of the coins in gold, silver and collectable 'Brilliant Uncirculated' finishes will also be available from the gift shop at Woolsthorpe Manor, as well as direct from TheRoyal Mint website.

Anne Jessopp, The Royal Mint's director of consumer coin said: "As well as undertaking pioneering work in the fields of physics and astronomy - work for which he is widely known - Isaac Newtonwas also Master of The Royal Mint for three decades, so we couldn't think of a better place to issue a special release of these coins than Woolsthorpe Manor, Newton's birthplace."

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New Sir Isaac Newton 50p coins released into circulation - willit be rarest 50p? (http://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/858831/Rare-50p-Isaac-Newton-new-coins-2017-valuable-circulation-worth-money)

For more information, or to order, see:
Sir. Isaac Newton 2017 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin (http://www.royalmint.com/shop/u/uk17inbu)

Newton was born at Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham in 1643 and became Master of the Mint in 1699.

A report he produced in 1717 helped to establish gold coin as the pre-eminent currency of the UK, paving the way for the introduction of the "gold standard".

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Newton coin goes into shops at Woolsthorpe Manor birthplace (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-41401177)