ORIGINAL 1797 CARTWHEEL 2d TWO PENNY COPPER COIN.HEAVIEST CIRCULATED AT 56GM.

ORIGINAL 1797 CARTWHEEL 2d TWO PENNY COPPER COIN.HEAVIEST CIRCULATED AT 56GM. (image 1/3)
ORIGINAL 1797 CARTWHEEL 2d TWO PENNY COPPER COIN.HEAVIEST CIRCULATED AT 56GM. (image 2/3)
ORIGINAL 1797 CARTWHEEL 2d TWO PENNY COPPER COIN.HEAVIEST CIRCULATED AT 56GM. (image 3/3)
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Welcome to my Coin Auction. I have for you an original 1797 Cartwheel Two Pence 2d Copper Coin . Condition is as per picture.There is wear so please view carefully before bidding. This is a very collectible coin. At the Soho Mint , James Watt and Matthew Boulton used their steam-powered coin presses to make twopence coins in addition to the "cartwheel" pennies described above. The 2d coins weigh exactly 2 ounces (56.699 g), making them the heaviest British coins for ordinary circulation, and are approximately 41 millimetres (1.6 in) diameter by 5 millimetres (0.20 in) thick. 722,160 were minted, all bearing the 1797 date. The obverse reads GEORGIUS III • D:G • REX. and the reverse BRITANNIA. 1797. [ Dimensions(Approx.): Width - 41mm Weight - ~57gm 1st Class / 1st Class Recorded & Special Delivery are offered for the UK. Special is compulsory if final bid is over £48Non UK- Airmail / Int Signed For (If over £48 is compulsory)
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