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George IV 1821 gold Sovereign

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Start price: £1,800

Estimated price: £1,800 - £2,200

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Description

g George IV (1820-30), gold Sovereign, 1821, first laureate head left, B.P. below neck, legend surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:, rev. St. George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, raised WWP on ground line below lance for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, 8.00g (Bentley 12; Hill 5; Bull EGC 959; M.C.E. 471; S.3800). Light tone, hairline scratch cheek to field, also one short scratch in reverse field, otherwise about EF.


Condition report:

Calendar year mintage 5,356,787.The Latin legend translates to on obverse George IIII by the Grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith.