George III 1817 Sovereign, MS62, first year of the modern sovereign
George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1817, first laureate head right, date below, legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: rev. Saint George slaying dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. edge milled (Bentley 4; Hill 1; EGC 895; MCE 464; S.3785). Even tone with original mint bloom permeating the surfaces, some contact marks otherwise a well struck example. Graded by NGC as MS62.
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George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1817, first laureate head right, date below, legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: rev. Saint George slaying dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. edge milled (Bentley 4; Hill 1; EGC 895; MCE 464; S.3785). Even tone with original mint bloom permeating the surfaces, some contact marks otherwise a well struck example. Graded by NGC as MS62.
