Certified AU Details 1797 SOHO UK Great Britain KING GEORGE III Genuine 2P Coin

Description

What you are bidding on is a Certified
1797
SOHO UK Great Britain KING GEORGE III Genuine Penny Coin
IT IS A FANTASTIC COIN
Very Rare, exact mintage unknown, est. 722,160
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This coin is an
extreemely
well preserved
authentic piece of British history,
yes it is 425 years old
.
Given the historical nature, uniqueness, rarity and beauty of this coin I decided to have it certified by NGC. It is a gorgeous dark
brown
in color as you can see from the photos. I was very pleased when they certified it as About Uncirculated(AU) details. Even more excited
when they also identified that it
HAD NOT
been cleaned during the historical
lifetime
of this special coin. I wasn't surprised when NGC identified it had some rim damage given the age of the coin and the purpose of the ridge was to prevent the coin from wearing to quickly.
I have provided close up photos of the obverse and reverse so you can judge for yourself. The
sheer
weight, size and thickness of this coin really makes it unique.
As certified and
guaranteed the coin is 100% authentic. Just holding this coin in your hand makes you realize how different it is. Coin details an history information are provided below for your review.
Great Britian (United Kingdom)
George III - King: 25 October 1760 - 29 January 1820
1797 'Cartwheel' Copper Penny
36mm (28.35 grams)
Reference: KM# 618, Sp# 3777 | Engraver: Conrad Heinrich Küchler
GEORGIUS III · D:G · REX., King George III facing right.
BRITANNIA. 1797, Seated figure of Britannia facing left, trident in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield bearing Union flag resting on left, sea behind with ship on left.
Historical Coin Notes:
The largest regal coin to circulate in Britain, this piece was 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.
This type was struck in copper by Boulton for several years after 1797 with no change in date, along with some later strikes in a variety of metals. Further restrikes were produced by W.J. Taylor when he bought the dies in 1848; the chief way these later issues can be distinguished is by marks resulting from die corrosion.
The sheer weight of these coins means that they are very susceptable to edge knocks. They were found to be too heavy for regular use and no more copper or bronze twopence coins were struck until decimalisation in 1971.
You are bidding on the exact item pictured, incased in a NGC certification
enclosure
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