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Rare

Describing a coin that is extremely difficult to find. Depending on its quality, a rare coin may be quite valuable, depending on demand from collectors and investors. However, a rare coin may be a highly illiquid asset. See also: Numismatics.

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The rarest coin is also coming back - with the Kew Gardens design consistently tops the "scarcity index" of 50ps.

Rarest 50p of all about to make a comeback and this is where you can find one; It's been 50 years since the first 50p piece came out - and to mark the occasion some of the rarerst and most sought after designs ever are making a comeback

Three of the world's rarest pigs - babirusa getting used to their surroundngs at Chester Zoo

SNOUT AND ABOUT; Trio of rare babirusa piglets investigate their home at zoo for first time

On the later occasion while interpreting those ''special reasons'' Supreme Court formulated the 'rarest of rare' doctrine in the case of Bachan Singh's case (1980) and enunciated that death penalty should be awarded only in 'rarest of rare' case only.

The Murder He Wrote

"This is one of the rarest operations that has been done, a complex surgery done in stages", added Dr Guleria.

Conjoined twins from Odisha critical after marathon surgery: Doctor

The brainchild of Dubai-based interior design firm D-Town said the library will showcase thousands of the rarest and most exotic textures, patterns and colours from around the world.

Material library Dubai is on target for late 2016

Edoylerite, metasideronatrite, and sideronatrite, which also feature in the list of the 2,500 rarest minerals, decompose instantly when exposed to sunlight, while hatrurite - discovered in the Hatrurim Formation in Israel - only forms at a temperature of over 1,250 degrees Celsius (2,282 degrees Fahrenheit).

Earth's Rarest Minerals Catalogued For First Time

The lamprey tops the Environment Agency's list of England's rarest fish.

River Wear monster is on the 'secret seven' list of England's rarest fish; Environment Agency ecologists said it was a testament to the rapidly improving quality of our rivers

The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures

Synopsis: The manager of Books on Benefit has died under mysterious circumstances, and one of the rarest books in the world is missing--if it ever existed at all.

The Testament Of James

One of the rarest Mercedes-Benz models ever produced is going under the hammer.

Rare 1970s jewel goes under the hammer

ATEAM of specialists are braving the heights of the dramatic Welsh coastline to eradicate an invasive plant which threatens to kill off some of the UK's rarest species.

War on invaders takes to the cliffs

Hunters in Kazakhstan have organised a dog show as part of an attempt to preserve one of the world's rarest breeds - the Tazy.