Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 8 15 Feb 2023
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George III (1760-1820), silver Halfcrown, 1817, last coinage, large laureate bust right, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, six strings to Irish harp, WWP incuse on lower left frame of shield for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, all within garter, Old French motto, HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. surrounding, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, edge milled (Bull 2090; Davies 51; ESC 616; C&R 986; S.3788). Lightly toned with good underlying mint lustre, graded by NGC as MS64+.
NGC Certification 6381520-002
The Latin legend on the obverse translates as "George the Third by the Grace of God", continuing on the reverse as "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith", and the Old French motto on the reverse garter as "Shame on he who thinks ill of it".
NGC Certification 6381520-002
The Latin legend on the obverse translates as "George the Third by the Grace of God", continuing on the reverse as "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith", and the Old French motto on the reverse garter as "Shame on he who thinks ill of it".