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Coins: 1797 King George III 'Cartwheel' One Penny, a huge 28g…
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Melbourne
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24-Nov-2019
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Coins: 1797 King George III 'Cartwheel' One Penny, a huge 28g copper coin which became Australia's first penny when HMS Porpoise brought a shipment from Britain in 1800 to be used by the NSW Governor to pay for supplies, the coin then going into general circulation; also 1858 Professor Holloway's Pills and Ointments One Penny token and a heavily worn British 1795 Earl Howe - Glorious Ist of June ½d token commemorating the success of the British Fleet in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Numismatics, Stamps & Scrip: Coins