1797 George iii Two pence

simonthesearcher

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Found this today George iii two pence,the coin is enormous,must have been easy to loose them .Dated 1797.They use to call it The Cartwheel.
 

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To think someone dropped it over 200 hundred years ago. it blows the mind. I wonder if the person kicked themselves for days after for losing it.
 
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