A VERY HIGH GRADE 1797 TWO PENCE WITH SOME ORIGINAL MINT RED. (Struck by Matthew Boulton at the famous Soho Mint, Birmingham) EF or BETTER WITH HARD GLOSSY SURFACES.
A REALLY GOOD LOOKING 1797 TWO PENCEAn Excellent Example of the ever popular and much loved “Cartwheel Twopence” . A HUGE 2 ounce coin Struck by Matthew Boulton at the famous Soho Mint, Birmingham. Boulton produced 90 TONS of this 2d issue and 270 TONS of the 1d Penny denomination. Production was curtailed when the value of the copper content went above the face value. AN EXCELLENT & ULTRA SHARP COIN IN EF WITH SOME ORIGINAL MINT RED.One or two minimal contacts and a small spot on reverse. With an even and deep mahogany colour over a super crisp strike. A lovely looking coin with hard and glossy surfaces. “ONE OF THE CLASSIC COINS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION”
£425