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G.B. Two Pence 1797 - Copper Cartwheel

G.B. Two Pence 1797 - Copper Cartwheel

Here's a second example from the Moneta Museum of a 1797 Cartwheel 2 Pence. This one is pure copper, without the bronzing treatment and was therefore a regular strike. Preservation is very good and the edges are clean except for a rim bruise on the reverse. Five of these, side by side, equals 8 inches and they are exactly 2 ounces of pure copper.
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Articles on the "Cartwheel" coinage of Great Britain and Matthew Boulton are linked here:
Cartwheel Penny of 1797 - Thompson: Cartwheel Penny of 1797 - Thompson
Cartwheel of Boulton & Watt - Schraeder: Cartwheel of Boulton & Watt - Schraeder
Britain's Cartwheel Penny: Britains Cartwheel
M. Boulton - Father of the Mechanized Press: Boulton - Father of the Mechanized Press

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