George III Guinea Collection
1775
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN 1707-1815 |
| Item Description: |
GUINEA 1775 G.britain |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU 58 |
| Owner: |
Shirley's Coins |
Owner Comments:
George III (1760-1820), gold Guinea, 1775, fourth laureate head right, legend GEORGIVS. III. DEI. GRATIA. toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, legend M.B.F.ET.H. REX. F.D.B. ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T ET.E. weight 8.37g (MCE 380; S.3728).
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George the Third by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun Et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius Et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."