Coins and Historical Medals

South Africa, Griquatown, a pair of die trials of the central design for the undated Pattern Halfpenny, c. 1890, struck on oblong lead planchets, each 32 x 30mm, obv. 23.38g, rev. 23.12g (cf. Hern GT 20-2; KM. Pn 1-7) [2]. Obverse with a metal fault at top left corner, extremely fine, very rare £1,000-£1,500