1797 Cartwheel Penny With A Difference

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rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 06:56 am As the board is quite quiet, here is one of my more interesting inherited coins. Interestingly Ashton Jackson & Co changed their name about 1851 http://www.wkfinetools.com/huk/Jack...-hist-01.asp Report this Post to the Staff

Jamjar New Member United Kingdom 36 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 07:19 am Interesting, was it done to test the strike of the company dies, or just idle hands being the "devils work"?! Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 07:37 am To be honest I have no idea - all my inherited coins came in a sackcloth which had been kept in garages, cellars for the last 100 years. To me it looks like the penny has been deliberately defaced to use as a test for the dies as you say. I base that assumption on the fact that Ashton changed their name 1851 and Barlow seems to have exported knifes around 1750 and seems to have changed names to Barlow Bros by 1823. Report this Post to the Staff
Jamjar New Member United Kingdom 36 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 08:22 am I think you are right. Wonder what the connection between the companies is? It would seem to indicate that the original owner was perhaps a knife maker/finisher of some description and perhaps moved jobs several times? I see by your link that Ashton were based in Sheffield, and I am guessing that Barlow were the same (knives) which may add credence to my potential theory of a specialised engineer moving jobs around Sheffield! An interesting piece of industrial history. Perhaps even his CV, "I've worked at these factories" and produces the coin! http://www.sheffield-made.com/acata..._Making.html Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 08:38 am That's an interesting theory - one I like. Really must research the other names. Report this Post to the Staff
marz Valued Member United Kingdom 116 Posts	Posted 03/26/2013 9:30 pm I like Jamjars theory too. It seems very plausible ...Fascinating piece of social history Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 03/27/2013 10:52 am Interesting piece and good work on the research. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/27/2013 1:55 pm That's interesting...I seem to recall cartwheel pennies used as counter weights on scales. Perhaps the owner used this as a weight and put marks on for identification? Report this Post to the Staff
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