George I 1718/6 Crown, AU55, rare overdate
George I (1714-27), silver Crown, 1718, 8 struck over 6 in date, laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. D. G. M. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX. F. D., rev. crowned cruciform shields, eleven strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, roses and plumes in alternate angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .BRVN. ET. L. DVX S.R.I.A:TH ET. EL., edge inscribed in raised letters of inverted orientation to obverse, note use of letter U in edge wording, +.DECUS. ET. TUTAMEN+ ANNO. REGNI. QUINTO. (Bull 1542 R; ESC 111A; C&R 691 R; S.3639; KM.545.1). Toned, has been conservatively graded by PCGS as AU55, with only two graded higher; for comparison at NGC currently only one piece is graded finer, a rare overdate.
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George I (1714-27), silver Crown, 1718, 8 struck over 6 in date, laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. D. G. M. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX. F. D., rev. crowned cruciform shields, eleven strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, roses and plumes in alternate angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .BRVN. ET. L. DVX S.R.I.A:TH ET. EL., edge inscribed in raised letters of inverted orientation to obverse, note use of letter U in edge wording, +.DECUS. ET. TUTAMEN+ ANNO. REGNI. QUINTO. (Bull 1542 R; ESC 111A; C&R 691 R; S.3639; KM.545.1). Toned, has been conservatively graded by PCGS as AU55, with only two graded higher; for comparison at NGC currently only one piece is graded finer, a rare overdate.
