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LI42245

George III 1817 Half-Sovereign, issue 1st year

Regular price £850
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George III (1760-1820), gold Half-Sovereign, 1817, engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci, laureate head right, date below, legend GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA raised rim both sides, rev. crowned shield of arms, dot below, REX FID: DEF: BRITANNIARUM, weight 3.97g (Hill 400; Bull EGC 928; S.3786). Once polished, rim nick, surface marks and short hairlines with digs both sides, almost very fine.

Calendar year mintage 2,080,197.

The Latin obverse legend translates as "George the Third, by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse as "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."

The new gold Half-Sovereigns dated 1817 appeared later than their senior the Sovereign which has been released to the public by a proclamation of 1st July 1817. The Half-Sovereign followed on 10th October 1817 with a much lower mintage than the Sovereign.

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