Gollum Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Ok, I am after a Cartwheel penny, nothing to fantastic and year is not important, but must be cheap, I want one merely so I can at least say I have one, and I can upgrade later. I have a fascination for one.Can't buy it right now, but can in about a week or so. So if you have one for sale that you can set aside let me know will you.Chris please can we have a wanted section !. Edited January 10, 2012 by Gollum Quote
Chris Perkins Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 I don't have one I'm afraid.1797 is the most common date (it's the only circulation Cartwheel date). Quote
Gollum Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 I don't have one I'm afraid.1797 is the most common date (it's the only circulation Cartwheel date).Thank you Chris, the education is continuing,I didn't know that about these and 1797. I asked here because I would prefer one from a forum member than a dodgy copy /possible fake from ebay. Quote
Mat Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 The likelyhood of picking up a fake cartwheel is pretty slim, if you want a nice cheap one, you could pick one up from ebay in about fine for prices ranging from 99p to £5., if you want to stretch to £15-£20 you can easily find them on ebay in gVF. Quote
Paulus Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 The likelyhood of picking up a fake cartwheel is pretty slim, if you want a nice cheap one, you could pick one up from ebay in about fine for prices ranging from 99p to £5., if you want to stretch to £15-£20 you can easily find them on ebay in gVF.Indeed you can, and they are dead heavy and not very shiny Magpie except in VF++ and above, careful what you wish for! Quote
Gollum Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 The likelyhood of picking up a fake cartwheel is pretty slim, if you want a nice cheap one, you could pick one up from ebay in about fine for prices ranging from 99p to £5., if you want to stretch to £15-£20 you can easily find them on ebay in gVF.Indeed you can, and they are dead heavy and not very shiny Magpie except in VF++ and above, careful what you wish for!Hi Paulus, I only have one wish, well two, one is for more knowledge bringing the ability to be able to work out coins for myself, the other is erm well, to figure out what I want to collect specifically, so many shiny objects to look at leave me with much confusion... Quote
Peckris Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Ok, I am after a Cartwheel penny, nothing to fantastic and year is not important, but must be cheap, I want one merely so I can at least say I have one, and I can upgrade later. I have a fascination for one.I'm afraid year IS important! They only occur in 1797 flavour (along with their heavier sibling the twopence) I will keep my eye out ("Ouch" I hear Prof Cousins say) for one, but you'd be best having a look on eBay as these aren't really a forgery risk. If you find something there, post the link to it here and we can tell if it's worth bidding on. Don't worry, there's plenty about. Quote
Rob Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Ok, I am after a Cartwheel penny, nothing to fantastic and year is not important, but must be cheap, I want one merely so I can at least say I have one, and I can upgrade later. I have a fascination for one.I'm afraid year IS important! They only occur in 1797 flavour (along with their heavier sibling the twopence) I will keep my eye out ("Ouch" I hear Prof Cousins say) for one, but you'd be best having a look on eBay as these aren't really a forgery risk. If you find something there, post the link to it here and we can tell if it's worth bidding on. Don't worry, there's plenty about.The Isle of Man cartwheel penny is dated 1798 and they appear not infrequently. If it has the 3 Legs of Man on the reverse this is not what you want, though a decent example is much scarcer than a British penny. Quote
Peckris Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Ok, I am after a Cartwheel penny, nothing to fantastic and year is not important, but must be cheap, I want one merely so I can at least say I have one, and I can upgrade later. I have a fascination for one.I'm afraid year IS important! They only occur in 1797 flavour (along with their heavier sibling the twopence) I will keep my eye out ("Ouch" I hear Prof Cousins say) for one, but you'd be best having a look on eBay as these aren't really a forgery risk. If you find something there, post the link to it here and we can tell if it's worth bidding on. Don't worry, there's plenty about.The Isle of Man cartwheel penny is dated 1798 and they appear not infrequently. If it has the 3 Legs of Man on the reverse this is not what you want, though a decent example is much scarcer than a British penny.As is the halfpenny - the only cartwheel halfpenny I have Sadly not in very good condition. Quote
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