Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals, Cabinets & Books

LONDON/BIRMINGHAM, Royal Mint, Imperial Metal Industries and The Mint Birmingham Ltd, Trials (2), in hard and soft steel based on the obv. of the Sierra Leone 10 Cents, 1964, and an enlarged version of the rev. of the Uruguay 5 Centésimos, 1960, bust of Sir Milton Margai right, royal mint trial around, revs. value in wreath, mbl above 5 and ha inside loop, edge finely grained, 3.20g, i·m·i k·n·b inside loop of 5 [= Imperial Metal Industries Kings Norton Birmingham], edge plain, 4.72g (KM. Sierra Leone TS1 and cf. KM. Uruguay PnB54; cf. Tansley 483) [2]. First with some ghosting on reverse, otherwise as struck, very rare £50-70