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HM30428

George III 1768 Half-Guinea, second head, AU58 joint finest graded

Regular price £6,500
Regular price Sale price £6,500

George III (1760-1820),gold Half-Guinea, 1768, second laureate head right, legend GEORGIVS. III. DEI. GRATIA. toothed border around rim both sides,rev.crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, legend M.B.F.ET.H. REX. F.D.B. ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T ET.E., weight 4.20g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 806 R3; MCE 410; S.3732).Toned with some surface marks, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU58, a very rare date.

NGC Certification 2130744-047 Currently ties for equal finest known of only four examples straight graded.

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George the Third by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."

Even though the calendar year output of gold coinage was £834,742 for 1768, the majority must have been guineas as those seem to have survived, whereas the Half-Guinea is less frequently encountered.

Provenance:

Ex Dr Rolf Baumhauer Collection, part 4, Sincona, Auction 82, 15th May 2023, lot 1790.

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