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Auction 1  25 Sep 2018
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Lot 231

Estimate: 200 GBP
Price realized: 300 GBP
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George III (1760-1820), silver Halfcrown, 1817, large "bull" laureate head right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA, rev. quartered shield of arms with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, six strings to Irish harp, initials of Mint Master William Wellesley Pole "WWP" incuse on lower left frame garnish, all within crowned Order of the Garter with French garter motto, HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, weight 14.14g (Bull 2090; Davies 51; ESC 616; C&R 986; S.3788). Toned with a few trifling nicks and flecks, otherwise extremely fine / reverse almost extremely fine.

Provenance:
Bought from Peter Morris, Kent, 2nd August 1995.

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