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1818 Gold Full Sovereign Ascending Colon George III Coin

1818 King George III Full Gold Sovereign Ascending Colon Obverse

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Scarce 1818 gold full Sovereign of George III with ascending colon. Obverse: new coinage coarse-haired laureate head the of King, facing right by Benedetto Pistrucci. Obverse legend reads ‘GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:’ with 1818 below. Legend is ‘type b’ featuring an ascending colon after ‘BRITANNIAR’, its angle following the slant of the ‘R’ rather than sitting between this and the following letter. There’s also a significant space between ‘REX’ and ‘F: D:’, not seen on 1818 Sovereigns with ‘type a’ legends. Edge: reeded. Reverse: Saint George with helmet, flowing cloak and broken spear, mounted on a rearing horse above a roaring dragon. The motif is surrounded by a stylised garter bearing the words ‘HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE ·’ (the motto of the Order of the Garter). Tiny incuse ‘BP’ for Benedetto Pistrucci on the ground below the broken half of the lance and ‘WWP’ to buckle of garter for William Wellesley Pole, Master of the Mint at the time this coin was struck. Annual mintage: 2,347,230, ascending colon issue included within this number, rated scarce by Marsh. Composition: 22-carat gold. Grade: VF - Very Fine or slightly better, please refer to images. References: S 3785A, Marsh 2A.
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Obverse

Laureate head of George III, facing right with ribbons at neck, engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci. Inscribed ‘GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:’. Type B legend, ascending colon after ‘BRITANNIAR’ and space after ‘REX’.

Reverse

Saint George, slaying a dragon from horseback, lance in hand, helmet on head. Legend around in garter: 'HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE ·'. Artist: Benedetto Pistrucci (initials to the ground below lance).

Specification

Gold Sovereigns are struck in 7.98 grams of 22-carat gold with a diameter of 22.05 millimetres.

Grade

VF - Very Fine or slightly better, please refer to images.

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