George III 1818 Sovereign AU53

George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1818, ascending colon in legend, first laureate head right, date below, Latin legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:, rev. St George and 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 384; Marsh 2A; S.3785A). Lightly toned has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as AU53.