George IV 1823 Two-Pounds, NGC MS64, first currency £2 issued
George IV (1820-30), gold Two Pounds, 1823, bare head left, J.B.M. below truncation for engraver Jean Baptiste Merlen, abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:, rev. St. George and dragon right, W.W.P. below broken lance on ground line for then Mint Master William Wellesley Pole, date in exergue, initials B.P. to upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge engraved in raised letters, DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI IV. (Schneider 635; Hill T6; MCE 470; S.3798). Toned with an underlying brilliance, very well preserved, graded and slabbed by NGC as MS64.
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George IV (1820-30), gold Two Pounds, 1823, bare head left, J.B.M. below truncation for engraver Jean Baptiste Merlen, abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:, rev. St. George and dragon right, W.W.P. below broken lance on ground line for then Mint Master William Wellesley Pole, date in exergue, initials B.P. to upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge engraved in raised letters, DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI IV. (Schneider 635; Hill T6; MCE 470; S.3798). Toned with an underlying brilliance, very well preserved, graded and slabbed by NGC as MS64.
