Watch List notes:

Five-piece lot of silver and bronze Minting trials by Martin & Co. including: (1) 1/2 Pice size, 19.1 mm trial in bronze for the new mint ca. 1890, H.H. Abdul Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan around two crossed flags / Sir T. Salter Pyne, C.S.I. Martin & Co, XF, reeded edge; (2) Rupee size, 24 mm trial in bronze for the new mint ca. 1890, H.H. Abdul Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan around 3 flowers / Sir T. Salter Pyne, Martin & Co, XF , reeded edge; (3) Rupee size, 24 mm trial in silver for the new mint ca. 1890, H.H. Abdul Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan around 3 flowers / Sir T. Salter Pyne, Martin & Co, XF, reeded edge; (4) 5 Rupee size, 39 mm trial in bronze for the new mint ca. 1890, H.H. Abdul Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan around two crossed flags / Sir T. Salter Pyne, C.S.I. Martin & Co around G & B monogram, AU, reeded edge; and (5) 5 Rupee size, 39 mm trial in silver for the new mint ca. 1890, H.H. Abdul Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan around two crossed flags / Martin & Co around G & B monogram, VF-XF, reeded edge. An extremely interesting, and very scarce group of trial issues.

Estimate: 3000.00-4000.00 USD