The COINEX Sale: Important British, Italian and World Coins

BRITISH COINS FROM OTHER PROPERTIES, Miscellaneous Trials and Proving Pieces, Die Pressure Trials (3), all in bronze, 12 radiate lines leading from central circle, revs. similar, 25mm, 5.61g; 12 radiate lines leading from central and outer circles (2), 25 and 23mm, 7.13 and 3.58g, all edges plain [3]. First as made and with full original colour, others extremely fine with much original colour, all very rare (£40-60)

Provenance:
Joanna Tansley Collection, DNW Auction 67, 28 September 2005, lot 474, additionally:
First DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 255
*Second DNW Auction 48, 30 November 2000, lot 294 (part)
Third DNW Auction 57, 19 March 2003, lot 729 (part).

First two only illustrated. These were made to test the pressure on the dies for the new decimal 2p and 1p coins in 1971