Owner Comments:
GT.BRITAIN, GEORGE III GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1818
(Marsh 401; S 3786).
OBVERSE: Laureated head of King George III facing right. Date below.
REVERSE: An angular shield surmounted by the royal crown, bearing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. The Hanoverian arms within an escutcheon surmounted by the royal crown in the centre of the shield.
ENGRAVER: William Wyon.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 1,030,286
RATING: R (M.Marsh).
1818 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 63
NGC 3393764-012
An excellent example of this rare half-sovereign.
Bright and beautiful with sharp strike and booming luster.
Ex Northeast Numismatics, Concord MA, USA, purchased 23 February 2012.
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KING GEORGE III