George III. AE cartwheel twopence, 1797. Soho Mint. 41 mm, 57.6 g.

GEORGIVS III D G REX, laureate, draped bust right.
BRITANNIA, Britannia sitting left, holding branch and trident, shield at her side. Ship sailing in background left. Date 1797 below.

Seaby 3776.

Courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA. www.goldbergcoins.com
Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005 Lot 2480

The cartwheels, named because of their size, were struck in huge numbers and continued in circulation until and during the Victorian age, when it was in use as bus fare. Piles of them were were shoveled each day from trolley cars