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1797 George III Cartwheel Twopence
£250
George III (1760-1820), copper Twopence, 1797, 'Cartwheel' type, laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend incuse on raised border surrounding both sides, GEORGIUS III. D: G. REX., rev. Britannia seated left on rock with trident and shield, holding olive branch, ship sailing right to left, SOHO raised on rock below, BRITANNIA on raised border above, date below, weight 55.68g (Peck 1077; S.3776)
Edge knock at 6 o'clock but a very handsome example of this intriguing and huge issue.