MS63 | George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1818, descending colon in legend, first laureate head right, date below, Latin legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: rev. St. George and dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. edge milled, 7.99g (Bentley 6; Marsh 2; S.3785). The far rarer type for this year and in exemplary preservation, graded by NGC as MS63.

NGC Certification 6134381-001

Calendar year mintage 2,347,230.

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George III by the Grace of God, King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith." The older Norman-French legend on the reverse translates as "Evil to him, who evil thinks" and is the motto of the chivalric Order of the Garter founded in 1348 by King Edward III.

(£6,000-£8,000)