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JM34238

George III 1771 Guinea third head AU53

George III (1760-1820),gold Guinea, 1771, third 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 8.38g (EGC. 682 R; MCE 376; Farey 1110; S.3727).Toned, some hairlines and contact marks, underlying mint bloom, a bold very fine, slabbed and graded by NGC AU53 and a scarcer year.

NGC Certification 8220366-001

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."

The total calendar year output for 1771 was £637,796 which was the third highest for the date range of this type.

Provenance:
Ex Sincona Auction 11, 27th May 2013, lot 1586.

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