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The only British copper coins minted in 1797 were the Cartwheel Penny and the Cartwheel Twopence. They were referred to as "Cartwheel" coins because of the distinctive rim around the edge of the coins giving the appearance of a cartwheel.
Exact mintage figures can only be guessed at since the mintage for 1797 was referred to in tons of coins. There was a combined mintage of 5 tons of British Penny and Twopence coins minted in 1797.
These were the first British copper coins to have been minted in over 20 years.
The 1797 Penny weighed 1 ounce or 28.35 grams.
The 1797 Twopence weighed 2 ounces or 56.7 grams.
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British Penny 1933 Kings Norton mintmark?
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