Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 6 28 Jun 2022
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PF63 | George III (1760-1820), gold proof Guinea, 1774, fourth laureate head right, legend GEORGIVS. III. DEI. GRATIA., toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, legend M.B.F.ET.H. REX. F.D.B. ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T ET.E., (MCE 379; Farey 1140; S 3728). A superlative specimen with deep reflectivity and orange tone, seemingly deserving of a cameo designation, graded by NGC as PF63, only two higher.
NGC Certification number: 4745877-001.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George the Third by the Grace of God", continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
(£8,000-£12,000)
NGC Certification number: 4745877-001.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George the Third by the Grace of God", continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
(£8,000-£12,000)