Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 2 24 Sep 2019
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George II (1727-60), silver Crown, 1751, older laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding, GEORGIUS.II. DEI.GRATIA., toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, legend surrounding, M.B.F.ET.H. REX. F.D.B. ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T ET.E., edge inscribed in raised letters, .DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO REGNI. VICESIMO QVARTO, weight 30.18g (Bull 1671; ESC 128; S.3690). Series of old light parallel scratches on face, possibly flan adjustment marks, otherwise toned extremely fine and a rare date.
The 1751 silver Crown was the last such currency piece struck for this reign and for the next 65+ years as no proper currency Crown of Five Shillings was struck again till near the end of the reign of George III in 1818. There was an attempt to fill the void for larger silver by overstriking Spanish dollars at a similar value around the turn of the Centuries, and the Bank of England Dollar of 1804 but face value fluctuated based on gold and silver prices through the Napoleonic War period. The 1751 Crowns typically have flans with adjustment marks often around the bust like that demonstrated herewith.
The 1751 silver Crown was the last such currency piece struck for this reign and for the next 65+ years as no proper currency Crown of Five Shillings was struck again till near the end of the reign of George III in 1818. There was an attempt to fill the void for larger silver by overstriking Spanish dollars at a similar value around the turn of the Centuries, and the Bank of England Dollar of 1804 but face value fluctuated based on gold and silver prices through the Napoleonic War period. The 1751 Crowns typically have flans with adjustment marks often around the bust like that demonstrated herewith.