| George III Penny 1797 |
| GEORGE III PENNY 1797-1808 |
| Courtesy of Rob Pearce www.rpcoins.co.uk |
| George III Penny 1806-1808 |
| There were two different obverses and two different reverses issued. The pennies of George III were all struck in Soho, Birmingham by Matthew Boulton. The word SOHO can be seen below Britannia's shield. In 1797 Matthew Boulton invented the "cartwheel penny" to try and combat the huge amount of fakes circulating at the time. He proposed and struck these coins to contain their exact value in copper. Both the obverses and reverses were by Conrad Heinrich Küchler. There is only one 1808 dated penny known to exist. |
| Courtesy of CNG www.cngcoins.com |
1797 Copper, 28.35 grams, 36mm Diameter.
1806 - 1808 Copper, 18.8 grams, 35mm Diameter.
1806 - 1808 Copper, 18.8 grams, 35mm Diameter.
