Penny has one of each of the coins 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p. She places each of them inside the shapes on a diagram like the one shown here. The money in the circle amounts to 61p and the money in the square amounts to 38p. Which two coins go in the overlapping region?
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10p \text{ and } 1p
20p \text{ and } 1p
10p \text{ and } 2p
50p \text{ and } 2p
2p \text{ and } 1p
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