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KI38632

George IV 1821 Sovereign, laureate head, MS62+

Regular price £6,000
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George IV (1820-30), gold Sovereign, 1821, first laureate head left, some doubling in the B.P. initials below neck, legend surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:,rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, raised WWP on ground line below lance for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole (Bentley 12; Hill 5; MCE.471; EGC 959; S.3800). Toned, scuffed and scratched around neck area, other light marks, graded by NGC as MS62+.

NGC Certification 8221207-012

We note as of May 2025 that NGC has graded 1,092x examples, of which only 37x are finer; PCGS have graded 134x, of which only 39x are finer.

Calendar year mintage 5,356,787.

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George the Fourth by the Grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."

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