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Auction 108 16 May 2018
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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. CU Pattern Guinea (23mm, 5.84 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint; dies by Lewis Pingo for Earl Stanhope. Dated 1782. Laureate bust right; hair loose and flowing around bust; all within ornate scalloped border / Crowned royal coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame; all within ornate scalloped border. Edge: plain. Eimer, Pingo 78 var. (edge); Selig 1121; cf. W&R 98 (issue in gold). Near EF, weakly struck in center. Rare.
From the Anthony Halse Collection of British Pattern Coins.
Charles Mahon, 3rd Earl of Stanhope (1753-1816), politician, scientist and brother-in-law of William Pitt the Younger, issued a series of patterns for Guineas in 1781 and 1782 to demonstrate his theories on protecting the gold coinage from forgery.
From the Anthony Halse Collection of British Pattern Coins.
Charles Mahon, 3rd Earl of Stanhope (1753-1816), politician, scientist and brother-in-law of William Pitt the Younger, issued a series of patterns for Guineas in 1781 and 1782 to demonstrate his theories on protecting the gold coinage from forgery.