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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3127140, member: 10461&quot;]This here is one LordM dream coin.&nbsp; Maybe some day I&#039;ll have a <i>gilt proof</i> Cartwheel penny or 2d.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797105[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]797106[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1969N726" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1969N726" rel="nofollow">Image credit/source page</a></p><p><br /></p><p>These were, I imagine, VIP presentation pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/4uq6NLhYnGnIWvZBV5Kh" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/4uq6NLhYnGnIWvZBV5Kh" rel="nofollow">I <i>do</i> own a gilt proof <i>half</i>penny, but it&#039;s a later type (1806)</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I once owned a stunning gilt proof Irish penny (NGC PR64 UCAM), which is my #1 &quot;seller&#039;s remorse&quot; coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>But a gilt proof <i>Cartwheel</i> would trump them all, as far as I&#039;m concerned.</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s really interesting is to see some of the <a href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/sworders/catalogue-id-srswo10165/lot-6f955328-fefb-4f2d-a206-a5f70104a1db" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/sworders/catalogue-id-srswo10165/lot-6f955328-fefb-4f2d-a206-a5f70104a1db" rel="nofollow">original cases</a> those presentation pieces were issued in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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