constanius Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Modern reproducion Pattern Cartwheel Penny in Golden Alloy. Based on contemporary specifications, of the historic 1797 'Cartwheel' penny, originally manufactured in Birmingham in the UK by Matthew Boulton. These medallic coins were produced in November 2000 very near to the original Soho Factory, by a local Mint in Birmingham, adhering to the high standards and exact engraving and minting methods practised by Boulton. Donald R. Golder, a renowned British sculptor cut new dies based on the Boulton originals. The initials D.R.G replace the original C.H.K. (C.H. Kuchler) on the King's shoulder, and the reverse reads 'COLIN COOKE & NEIL PAISLEY NUMISMATISTS'. I do not usually buy repros but made an exception for this, as it is clearly a numismatic advertising token which means it cannot be passed off as the genuine article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 It's pretty neat. I have a few advertising tokens from various ANA and FUN shows that are Large Cent designs on one side and an ad on the other. I like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagerap Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 If you purchased this recently, it's likely that I was the underbidder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Purchased on 21-April-13 my apologies if it was the same one, better luck next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Very well made, I must say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 wow pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_idk Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Nice token, but I still prefer the original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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