John Malcolm Coll. - British Minting and Related Meda
Lot 3661 SESSION 12 (11.30am Thursday 2nd April) John Malcolm Coll. - British Minting and Related Medals
Estimate $200
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SOLD $80
THE MINT BIRMINGHAM, Specimen Piece, cent, undated, in bronze (38mm); The Mint Birmingham, W.R.P.King, undated, in silver (29mm). Uncirculated. (2)
Both medals ex Sweeny Collection. The first medal was struck on a screw press using dies sent to the Manchester Mint, 24 September, 1895. The second medal, normally struck in nickel plated steel, was used as a novel form of business card and is very rare in silver.
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