Largest copper penny ever made!
Look at the comparison to a Lincoln Penny!

1797 George III 2 Pence Cartwheel
Condition: High Grade with very few edge marks.

KM 618 King George III. Crown size copper coin (36 mm)

Historic information:
The largest regal coin to circulate in Britain, these pieces were produced by Matthew Bouton using a steam powered press at the Soho mint in Birmingham in 1797.
From 1770 until the end of the 18th century the practice of melting down the official copper coins and making lightweight forgeries had become so widespread that it prompted industrialist Matthew Boulton to offer a potential solution. He proposed that each coin should actually be made to contain its value in copper (two ounces avoirdupois), that the quality should be improved by using a retaining collar during striking (to give a perfectly round coin) and by designing the coins with thick raised borders to prevent them wearing so easily.
Worthy to be in a fine coin collection!

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