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CI04445
George III 1817 Half-Sovereign MS63
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 (Marsh 400; S.3786). Lightly toned, good extremely fine, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS63.
NGC Certification 4354300-012, we note that of 152 examples graded across both PCGS and NGC this coin falls into the top 26% of the roster of the highest grades, with only one piece graded higher at NGC.
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."