I know these may well not be of interest to anyone on this Archive, on the otherhand, they might!
Not a coin dealer myself but have read the stuff a bit so I'd grade these fine to extra-fine (any experts please feel free to correct me)
1797 George the Third Cartwheel pennies.
Offers of Money, Trade goods, whatever, whatcha got?
Will split the group.
For your info, these were discovered (by me) under a window seat in The Manor House, in SHepton Mallet, Somerset, England. The house is a mish-mash of styles and additions. The oldest part of the house so far identified is (apparently) a 13th century doorframe.
Shepton has an interesting history (too bad the town is no longer interesting!
For 3,000 years, Shepton Mallet has been a hive of industry. The livelihoods of at least 120 generations have been spent in this small market town nestling in a fold of the Mendip Hills, along the narrow valley of the stream known as the river Sheppey.
Recently, exciting new archeological discoveries have revealed more of the town's early history. In 1995 Bronze Age homesteads and pottery were found during excavations near Cannards Grave, to the south of the town. Maesbury Ring, the Iron Age town, 950 feet up on the Mendips, is the earliest visible trace.
The Romans also left their mark on Shepton Mallet. The Fosse Way – their ‘motorway’ from Exeter to the north passes through the east of the town, and it’s route can be traced up the narrow tracks to the summit of Beacon Hill, where ancient tumuli dot the landscape. Remains of Roman potters’ kilns were found when the Anglo-Bavarian Brewery was built in the 1860s. Then, in 1988, the discovery of a lead coffin led to excavations in 1990 which revealed signs of a whole Roman industrial town beside the Fosse Way. It is believed that there is much more to unearth. Most exciting of all was the discovery of a small silver amulet decorated with the Christian Chi-Rho symbol. This represents the earliest evidence of Christianity in the West Country by more than 200 years. The working town of Shepton Mallet has a religious heritage longer than that of the traditional local ecclesiastical centres.
‘Sceapton’ or Sheep Fold was an Anglo-Saxon village at the time of the Domesday Book. Over the next few centuries it grew into a prosperous market town, its wealth based on sheep and wool. The fine Parish Church, the Market Cross and the ‘shambles’ market stall in the Market Place date from this period.
From this page
http://www.shepton-mallet.org.uk/history/overview.htm
