Sovereign Rarities

Auction 10  –  26 September 2023

Sovereign Rarities, Auction 10

Ancient, British & World Coins, Commemorative Medals

Tu, 26.09.2023, from 11:30 AM CEST
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Description

George III (1760-1820), silver Crown, 1820 LX, laureate head right, PISTRUCCI below truncation, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D:, rev. St. George and the Dragon right, PISTRUCCI in exergue, Order of the Garter motto in French and toothed border surrounding, HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE., edge inscribed in raised letters and dated, DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI LX., 28.30g (Bull 2016; ESC 219; S.3787). An appealing example with light nicks in obverse field, a lot of residual lustre for type, graded by NGC as MS61.

NGC Certification 6380758-001

Calendar year mintage 448,200.

The Latin legend translates on the obverse as "George the Third, by the grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith" and the French on the reverse, "Evil to him who evil thinks," additionally on the edge "An ornament and a safeguard, in the 60th year of the reign".

Estimate: £ 600 - 800

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Price realized 800 GBP
Starting price 480 GBP
Estimate 600 GBP
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