Great and informative video! I have two cartwheel penny coins in my collection. Although mine are very worn, they are such fascinating coins and I am glad to have them in my collection!
There is a lot of information about these coins. They were produced by Matthew Boulton in Soho Birmingham. A lot of people seeing Soho on the reverse immediately assume this was the London place of that name. The penny weighs an ounce whilst the twopence was 2 ounces. In 1997 there was an attempt to pay tribute to this lovely coin and one firm (I can't remember who it was now ) recreated the machinery that Matthew Boulton would have used and had a go knocking out be-centenary pieces but after minting a small number of coins the shear weight of this machinery broke the die and that was the end of that venture, but it says a lot for Matthew Boulton back then being able to supply the coins and keep up with demand. He also produced the halfpenny and farthing with corresponding weight. Boulton also produced many private tokens for firms like the Pars Mining Company and again, the coinage is very distinctive as he did a series for this firm based in Angelsey in Wales and this was a bulky coin like the 'cartwheels' which he produced in 1787 & 1790 both penny and half penny, collectors will know these when they see them as the series featured on the obverse a very convincing Druid's Head and on the reverse, the company's very ornately interlaced initials PMC. I can remember the time when you could go into the, Birmingham Bull Ring Market where virtually anything could be found and many sellers had huge bowls full of all sorts of coins and you could find these and the 'cartwheels' in all conditions for just a few pence. Just a few things I remember about Matthew Boulton and the 'cartwheel' coinage.
Wow, that is some very interesting and informative information, thank you! 👍I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I'm glad you are a fellow coin lover! 🙏🙂
@@TheCoinRealm I have only just discovered coins on Utube, and I like your section here. I have been collecting coins for about 57 years and started by saving my tuck shop money in exchange for any Victorian pennies and halfpennies they might have when the tuck shop closed. There were some good ones sometimes and would you believe I got a 1777 halfpenny in change and a friend who knew I collected brought me a nice (VF) George IV shilling which he got. I still have those and plenty of others to this day. If I can add anything to the videos you do I shall do so.
I have both cartwheel coins in my collection. And in excellent condition just like to two pence coin you've just shown us, You simply don't find them like that these days...
What a coin I used to collect just those coins ,if you had a few in your pocket ,you felt them ,some had 10 berries ,some had 11 berries on reverse ,and they were proofs made from various metal,s 🤔 I would like to see the gold one 😜
The Cartwheel coins are classics, always great to see them!
I am so hooked on this series
Thanks for watching!
Have a 1797 Two-Pence Cartwheel graded PCGS MS62 Brown, really like the coin.
Great and informative video! I have two cartwheel penny coins in my collection. Although mine are very worn, they are such fascinating coins and I am glad to have them in my collection!
They are definitely amazing coins, worth having! 👍Glad to see you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!🙏
I enjoyed the show and tell. Beautiful coins. Subscribed !!!
Thank you so much, Coin Hound! 🙏 I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 👍
I have these coins in my collection , they are heavy as you describe . Thankyou
There is a lot of information about these coins. They were produced by Matthew Boulton in Soho Birmingham. A lot of people seeing Soho on the reverse immediately assume this was the London place of that name. The penny weighs an ounce whilst the twopence was 2 ounces. In 1997 there was an attempt to pay tribute to this lovely coin and one firm (I can't remember who it was now ) recreated the machinery that Matthew Boulton would have used and had a go knocking out be-centenary pieces but after minting a small number of coins the shear weight of this machinery broke the die and that was the end of that venture, but it says a lot for Matthew Boulton back then being able to supply the coins and keep up with demand. He also produced the halfpenny and farthing with corresponding weight. Boulton also produced many private tokens for firms like the Pars Mining Company and again, the coinage is very distinctive as he did a series for this firm based in Angelsey in Wales and this was a bulky coin like the 'cartwheels' which he produced in 1787 & 1790 both penny and half penny, collectors will know these when they see them as the series featured on the obverse a very convincing Druid's Head and on the reverse, the company's very ornately interlaced initials PMC. I can remember the time when you could go into the, Birmingham Bull Ring Market where virtually anything could be found and many sellers had huge bowls full of all sorts of coins and you could find these and the 'cartwheels' in all conditions for just a few pence. Just a few things I remember about Matthew Boulton and the 'cartwheel' coinage.
Wow, that is some very interesting and informative information, thank you! 👍I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I'm glad you are a fellow coin lover! 🙏🙂
@@TheCoinRealm I have only just discovered coins on Utube, and I like your section here. I have been collecting coins for about 57 years and started by saving my tuck shop money in exchange for any Victorian pennies and halfpennies they might have when the tuck shop closed. There were some good ones sometimes and would you believe I got a 1777 halfpenny in change and a friend who knew I collected brought me a nice (VF) George IV shilling which he got. I still have those and plenty of others to this day. If I can add anything to the videos you do I shall do so.
Amazing Coins Hello from Carlsbad New Mexico USA 🇺🇸 good job 👍
Thank you very much!🙏 I'm glad you enjoyed it! All the best 👍🙂
Nice one,I have a few of them,Not that great condition as you have.But a great piece of history.Thank you for the awesome reviews.👍👍👍
Thank you for watching! 🙏They are truly awesome coins! 👍
Very interesting! Thanks
I have both cartwheel coins in my collection. And in excellent condition just like to two pence coin you've just shown us, You simply don't find them like that these days...
They are truly iconic coins! Shame it's getting harder to find them in good condition. Thanks for watching! 👍🙏
l have a cartwheel penny 1813 ,
One side is king Grorge 3,
The other is Isle of Man (3 man feet),
Wow, that is a really interesting and beautiful coin! 👍Thank you for watching!🙏
What a story so interesting
Indeed! Thanks for watching!
What a coin I used to collect just those coins ,if you had a few in your pocket ,you felt them ,some had 10 berries ,some had 11 berries on reverse ,and they were proofs made from various metal,s 🤔 I would like to see the gold one 😜
haha you would definitely feel them if you had a few in your pocket! Glad to see you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
hello can you please tell us how much money these coins are worth today ? thanks
Very interesting, but I DO wish 'younger' folk would learn how to pronounce _twopence_ ('tuppence') correctly !