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An expert said that the coin totally misrepresents the moment King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215.
With three polls suggesting that more Scots will go for the No vote, the SNP leaders remain confident over the prospects for an independent Scotland.
The new design is modelled on the old three-penny piece and will be harder to forge.
Read on as we take a fond look back on the history of the pound coin.