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Great Britain. 'Cartwheel' Two Pence, 1797. S.3776; KM-619. George III. Obverse; Laureate draped bust of king right. GEORGIUS III D:G. REX. Reverse; Britannia seated BRITANNIA 1797 around. Glossy mint state with much original color. Rare thus. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Estimate Value $600 - 700
*The 1797 Two Pence was a one-year type coin which was issued to alleviate the chronic shortage of circulating copper coinage in the early Napoleonic era. Produced by Matthew Boulton in Birmingham it was a coin of huge proportions and a unique piece of British numismatic history. There was no other dated currency two pence coin produced after 1797, although some rare pattern pieces - notably the 1846 pattern 10 Cents or Two Pence coin of Marrian and Gausby - exist.
The vast majority of surviving 1797 specimens are found in Fine to Very Fine condition. In mint state this coin has virtually disappeared.
*The 1797 Two Pence was a one-year type coin which was issued to alleviate the chronic shortage of circulating copper coinage in the early Napoleonic era. Produced by Matthew Boulton in Birmingham it was a coin of huge proportions and a unique piece of British numismatic history. There was no other dated currency two pence coin produced after 1797, although some rare pattern pieces - notably the 1846 pattern 10 Cents or Two Pence coin of Marrian and Gausby - exist.
The vast majority of surviving 1797 specimens are found in Fine to Very Fine condition. In mint state this coin has virtually disappeared.