George III 1804 Pattern Garter Dollar
George III (1760-1820), silver Pattern Garter Dollar, 1804, struck by the Soho Mint entirely over a Spanish Empire Eight Reales, engraved by C H Kuchler, laureate and draped bust right, .:C.H.K on truncation, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III. DEI GRATIA ., top leaf points to upright of letter D, undertype of Eight Reales only partly visible on obverse, rev. quartered shield of arms with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, within crowned Order of the garter, with motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE., date either side of crown, DOLLAR below garter, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, edge showing decoration from the Eight Reales, weight 26.90g (ESC 182 dies I/3; Bull 1963; L&S 31). Attractively toned, light nick on cheek, tiny rim nick at top of obverse, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
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George III (1760-1820), silver Pattern Garter Dollar, 1804, struck by the Soho Mint entirely over a Spanish Empire Eight Reales, engraved by C H Kuchler, laureate and draped bust right, .:C.H.K on truncation, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III. DEI GRATIA ., top leaf points to upright of letter D, undertype of Eight Reales only partly visible on obverse, rev. quartered shield of arms with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, within crowned Order of the garter, with motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE., date either side of crown, DOLLAR below garter, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, edge showing decoration from the Eight Reales, weight 26.90g (ESC 182 dies I/3; Bull 1963; L&S 31). Attractively toned, light nick on cheek, tiny rim nick at top of obverse, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
