George III 1820 Sovereign, open 2, MS61, off set 0 and die axis
George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1820, second laureate head right with more wiry hair, date below with open 2, 0 leaning left at more of an angle and distant from the 2 which is lower than 8, Latin legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: rev. off-centre die axis, 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 946; Hill 4; S.3785C). Lightly toned with underlying mint brilliance, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as MS61, an unusual date arrangement with an off-centre die axis, scarce.
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George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1820, second laureate head right with more wiry hair, date below with open 2, 0 leaning left at more of an angle and distant from the 2 which is lower than 8, Latin legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: rev. off-centre die axis, 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 946; Hill 4; S.3785C). Lightly toned with underlying mint brilliance, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as MS61, an unusual date arrangement with an off-centre die axis, scarce.
