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George IV 1827 Sovereign bare head
George IV (1820-30),gold Sovereign, 1827, second bare head left, date below neck, legend and toothed border surrounding, .GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA.rev.crowned quartered shield of arms, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, weight 8.00g (Bentley 20; Marsh 12; EGC.971; MCE.478; S.3801).Toned, some of the residual lustre apparent, few surface marks and the usual hairlines, perhaps once cleaned in the fields, otherwise a good example with a competent portrait, very fine, scarce.
Calendar year mintage 2,266,629.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George the Fourth by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse as "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."