Product Description

The “Cartwheel” coins were struck in coin alignment at Matthew Boulton’s mint in Soho, Birmingham using coining presses developed by Boulton and James Watt.

The concept behind the broad, raised rim was to protect the coin from undue wear. The incuse legends were supposedly to make life difficult for forgers.

The cartwheel penny weighed one ounce avoirdupois and the twopence, two ounces.

This coin has one light knock to the rim whereas they generally have many as the weight made them prone to damage if dropped.