Great Britain, Ralph Heaton & Sons CU Penny Trial Strike. 1840-1850. Coat-of-arms within wreath and dotted border; ∗ THE MINT ∗ BIRMINGHAM / ∗ RALPH HEATON & SONS ∗ COINERS around, TO THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS in centre. RHS 16a. 9.92g, 31mm, 12h.
Mint State; traces of original lustre around devices. Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Struck in the Heaton mint Birmingham as a test piece for the Penny blank and issued to UK and Empire dependant countries as a visual representation of the penny sized coinage.