Proving Pieces, The Mint, Birmingham, Specimen Piece, in copper, c. 1870, arms of Birmingham, the mint birmingham around, pellet stop punctuation, rev. cent in wreath, specimen piece above, edge plain, 38mm, 26.69g/12h (Sweeny 21; cf. Tansley 493). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, rare £80-100

Provenance: Bt Format