Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, GEORGE III 1817 SOVEREIGN
(Marsh 1; S 3784).
OBVERSE: Laureated head of King George III facing right. Date below.
REVERSE: The design of St. George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying the Dragon with a spear.
ENGRAVERS: William Wyon and Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE:3,235,239.
RATING: N (M.Marsh). From King George III sovereigns the 1817 is the easiest date for the collector to acquire, but it is difficult for him to find really choice examples.
KING GEORGE III
The Reign of King George III (House of Hanover) 1760-1820.
Born: 4 June 1738.
Accession: 25 October 1760.
Married: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 8 September 1761 the day they met for the first time.
Coronation: Tuesday, 22 September 1761.
Children: nine sons, six daughters.
Died: 29 January 1820, aged 81
1817 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 63
NGC 1875725-006
A choice example of the very first date of the New Coinage sovereign.
Bright and beautiful with sharp strike and satiny luster.
ex Clark Smith Numismatists, San Rafael CA, USA, purchased 29 September 2011.