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Title: id please doc Post by: ROMAN STEVE on February 21, 2010, 08:16:03 PM these are the last 3 pics thanks doc
Title: Re: id please doc Post by: handyman [Alan} on February 21, 2010, 08:17:20 PM this one is easy -its a cartwheel penny, should be dated 1797 with the head of george 3rd.
Title: Re: id please doc Post by: The Doc on February 21, 2010, 08:39:48 PM Looks very thick though, probably therefore a twopence.
Title: Re: id please doc Post by: handyman [Alan} on February 21, 2010, 08:44:40 PM Hi Pete
we both know that the weight will decide the issue. The first copper penny was the famous Cartwheel Penny struck by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Mint, Birmingham in 1797, during the reign of George III. It weighed a full one ounce (28.3g) with a diameter of 36mm, and was rather heavy for the pocket. Many have survived being used as weights for kitchen scales. A British 1797 Twopence has a 41 mm diameter, Title: Re: id please doc Post by: adesace on February 21, 2010, 08:47:48 PM Didn't they melt them down because they was worth more. Im sure someone told me that years ago.
Title: Re: id please doc Post by: Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club on February 21, 2010, 09:18:21 PM Thats in lovely nick, all the ones i normally see are hanging :)
Title: Re: id please doc Post by: ROMAN STEVE on February 21, 2010, 09:42:33 PM It is as thick as 2 one pound coins put together i
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