MS61 | George III (1760-1820), gold Guinea, 1793, fifth laureate head
MS61 | George III (1760-1820), gold Guinea, 1793, fifth laureate head right, GEORGIVS. III. DEI.GRATIA, rev. spade shaped crowned quartered shield of arms, date below, legend reads in abbreviated Latin commencing lower left M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E. (EGC 723; MCE 397; F 1320; S.3729). Bright mint lustre, conservatively graded by NGC as MS61.
NGC Certification 3158941-001.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George III 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."
(£900-£1,100)
- The cost is converted to USD at the rate of 1 GBP = 1.22295 USD on 2022-06-28.
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