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George III 1776 Half-Guinea, fourth head
George III (1760-1820), gold Half-Guinea, 1776, fourth laureate head right, GEORGIVS .III DEI.GRATIA., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, abbreviated Latin legend surrounding, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., edge reeded, weight 4.17g (Schneider -; EGC 816 R2; MCE 419; S.3734). From the year of the American War of Independence, toned with a few short surface scratches both sides, a bold very fine.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George III 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 gold output for calendar year of 1776 totalled £5,006,350 which was the highest of the reign which was due to the peak of the recall of older lightweight gold in circulation for recoining. However, the Half-Guinea seems to have survived in relatively small numbers and is rarely encountered, the year of the American War of Independence.