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George III - Cartwheel Penny - Prison Art - Convict Token

Host coin is a 1797 cartwheel penny of George III. The obverse smoothed and inscribed 'WHEN THIS YOU SEE THINK OF ME UNTIL I GET MY LIBERTY - J. B.'. 26.13 grams.

Coin about fine, inscription fresh; toned.

LITERATURE:
See Timothy Millett, 'Convict Love Tokens' for information on these tokens.