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HM30438

George III 1799 Guinea AU58, fifth head, spade reverse, rarest date

Regular price £3,500
Regular price Sale price £3,500

George III (1760-1820), gold Guinea, 1799, fifth laureate head right, GEORGIVS .III. DEI.GRATIA, rev. spade shaped crowned quartered shield of arms, date below, legend reads in abbreviated Latin commencing lower left M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., weight 8.35g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 736; Farey 1380; MCE 403; S.3729). Toned with some light surface marks, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU58, and the final date for the type and rarest date.

NGC Certification 2130744-025.

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."

We note the total calendar year output of gold for 1799 was £449,962, the lowest of the reign.

Provenance:

Ex Dr Rolf Baumhauer Collection, part 4, Sincona, Auction 82, 15th May 2023, lot 1825.

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