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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fragin, post: 423126, member: 15613&quot;]Hi, </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m new to this site and have recently been given some coins so will probably be driving you all mad soon, knowing very little about them!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The coin I am intrigued about today is a 1797 Cartwheel Penny which is in reasonably good condition.&nbsp; I&#039;ll try to post a picture soon.&nbsp; The strange thing about it is it unscrews and is hollow!&nbsp; Inside it is a 1797 halfpenny? which is also in good condition and also unscrews.&nbsp; It is identical in every way to a &#039;proper&#039; penny (of which I also have a couple...).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve tried googling it and come up with absolutely nothing!&nbsp; Does anyone know what it is, what it would have been used for and what it is worth?&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Appreciate any help I can get....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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