Sovereign Rarities Ltd
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Rare George III 1817 Shilling With R Struck Over E in GEOR
George III (1760-1820), silver Shilling, last coinage, 1817, with first R over E in obverse legend, laureate head right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D:, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, within buckled garter, French motto HONI. SOIT. Q MAL. Y. PENSE., initials of William Wellesley Pole "WW P" incuse on left shield border, incuse W on right shield border for engraver Thomas Wyon (Bull 2148 R3; ESC 1232A R3; Davies 82; S.3790). Darkly toned, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS63 with the R/E variety noted, very rare.
NGC certification 2007284-008.
George III (1760-1820), silver Shilling, last coinage, 1817, with first R over E in obverse legend, laureate head right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D:, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, within buckled garter, French motto HONI. SOIT. Q MAL. Y. PENSE., initials of William Wellesley Pole "WW P" incuse on left shield border, incuse W on right shield border for engraver Thomas Wyon (Bull 2148 R3; ESC 1232A R3; Davies 82; S.3790). Darkly toned, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS63 with the R/E variety noted, very rare.
NGC certification 2007284-008.