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Lennon follows fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, David Bowie and Dame Shirley Bassey in being celebrated on a coin.

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As we've seen with The Royal Mint coins such as George Michael Royal Mint and Star Wars Royal Mint, the pricing for the coins vary depending on the weight, proof and how many are in circulation. We've broken down the pricing for the John Lennon Royal Mint coin below:

Beatles star John Lennon has been immortalised on a new coin to coincide with the year he would have celebrated his 85th birthday. It has been issued by The Royal Mint to honour Lennon's life and record-breaking career.

Royal Mint is releasing the coin to celebrate the life and career of Beatles member John Lennon in the year he would have celebrated his 85th birthday.