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NYINC Signature Sale 3053 17-18 January 2017
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George III silver Proof "Fullerton" Pattern 6 Pence 1799 PR66 NGC, Ayrshire mint, Stainton 31c, Forrer II, P. 170. Fullerton issue. Issued for George, Prince of Wales as Seneschal of Scotland. By John Milton for Col. Both rarity and superb preservation with stunning, original silvery-gray iridescent toning make this a fabulous example! This sixpence, which originally was part of a set of various denominations that have long been cataloged under the coins of George III, features the royal portrait facing left in the manner of the coinages of George IV: George III faces to right on his coins. This cataloger has come to list it as a transition piece, as in point of fact it is probably not a king we see here but a prince, the future George IV as Prince Regent. As is true of the other denominations, this sixpence displays an elegant, portly portrait wearing an armored shoulder-piece with the hair long and wavy, probably intended to represent a fashionable wig. The visage most resembles images of George IV. The reverse is deeply engraved and features cruciform shields bearing the royal crests and Welsh plumes in the angles, with a tiny Saint George slaying the dragon within a diminutive representation of the Order of the Garter.
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
George III silver Proof "Fullerton" Pattern 6 Pence 1799 PR66 NGC, Ayrshire mint, Stainton 31c, Forrer II, P. 170. Fullerton issue. Issued for George, Prince of Wales as Seneschal of Scotland. By John Milton for Col. Both rarity and superb preservation with stunning, original silvery-gray iridescent toning make this a fabulous example! This sixpence, which originally was part of a set of various denominations that have long been cataloged under the coins of George III, features the royal portrait facing left in the manner of the coinages of George IV: George III faces to right on his coins. This cataloger has come to list it as a transition piece, as in point of fact it is probably not a king we see here but a prince, the future George IV as Prince Regent. As is true of the other denominations, this sixpence displays an elegant, portly portrait wearing an armored shoulder-piece with the hair long and wavy, probably intended to represent a fashionable wig. The visage most resembles images of George IV. The reverse is deeply engraved and features cruciform shields bearing the royal crests and Welsh plumes in the angles, with a tiny Saint George slaying the dragon within a diminutive representation of the Order of the Garter.
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD