Coins you could find in G.B. change at the end of 2000.
 
  1/2p 1p 2p 5p 10p 20p 50p 1 Pound 2 Pounds
1968 XX XX XX X3 X3 XX XX XX XX
1969 XX XX XX X3 X3 XX X3 XX XX
1970 XX XX XX X3 X3 XX X3 XX XX
1971 X3 ______ ______ X3 X3 XX X1 XX XX
1972 X1 X1 X1 X1 X1 XX X1 XX XX
1973 X3 ______ ______ X1 X3 XX EC - X3 XX XX
1974 X3 ______ ______ X1 X3 XX X1 XX XX
1975 X3 ______ ______ X3 X3 XX X1 XX XX
1976 X3 ______ ______ X1 X3 XX X3 XX XX
1977 X3 ______ ______ X3 X3 XX X3 XX XX
1978 X3 ______ ______ X3 X1 XX X3 XX XX
1979 X3 ______ ______ X3 X3 XX X3 XX XX
1980 X3 ______ ______ X3 X3 XX X3 XX XX
1981 X3 ______ ______ X1 X3 XX X3 XX XX
1982 X3 ______ X2 X2 X2 ______ X3 XX XX
1983 X3 ______ X2 X2 X2 ______ X3 ______ XX
1984 X2 ______ X2 X2 X2 ______ X2 ______ XX
1985 XX ______ ______ X2 X2 ______ X3 ______ XX
1986 XX ______ ______ X2 X2 X2 X2 ______ GAMES-X4
1987 XX ______ ______ X3 X2 ______ X2 ______ XX
1988 XX ______ ______ X3 X2 ______ X2 ______ XX
1989 XX ______ ______ X3 X2 ______ X2 ______ BILL-X4
CLAIM-X4
1990 XX ______ ______ LGE - X2  X2 ______ X2 ______ XX
SM ____
1991 XX ______ ______ ______ X2 ______ X2 ______ XX
1992 XX CPS ____ CPS ____ ______ LGE - X2  ______ STD - X2 ______ XX
BRZ - X2 BRZ - X2 SM ____ EC - X3
1993 XX ______ ______ ______ X2 ______ X2 ______ XX
1994 XX ______ ______ ______ X2 ______ STD - X2  ______ BANK-X4
D-D - X3
1995 XX ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ X2 ______ WWII-X4
UN50-X4
1996 XX ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ X2 ______ BALL-X4
1997 XX ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ LGE - X2  ______ STD ____
SM ____
1998 XX CPS ____ CPS ____ ______ X2 ______ STD ____ X2 STD ____
BRZ ____ EU ____
XXXXXX NHS ____
1999 XX CPS ____ CPS ____ ______ X2 ______ ______ X2 STD ____
BRZ - X2 BRZ - X2 RUG ____
2000 XX ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ STD ____ ______ STD ____
LIB ____

Reasons why you won't find some so easily...
XX - None exist.
X1 - Only ever found in Proof Sets.
X2 - Only ever found in B.Unc. and Proof Sets.
X3 - Plenty once in circulated, but now demonitised and withdrawn.
X4 - A number of these circulated for each issues but soon disappeared (2 Pounds coins only).

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