George III 1818 Sovereign, AU55, ascending colon variety
George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1818, ascending colon in legend-type B, first laureate head right, date below, legend commences lower left, GEORGIVS 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, Old French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. edge milled (Bentley 384; Hill 2A; Bull EGC 900; S.3785A). Few contact marks and scuffs, even toning with some good overall detail and residual bloom. A scarcer type legend type. Graded by PCGS as AU55.
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George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1818, ascending colon in legend-type B, first laureate head right, date below, legend commences lower left, GEORGIVS 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, Old French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. edge milled (Bentley 384; Hill 2A; Bull EGC 900; S.3785A). Few contact marks and scuffs, even toning with some good overall detail and residual bloom. A scarcer type legend type. Graded by PCGS as AU55.
