Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 31

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

George III (1760-1820)

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2393		Great Britain. Pattern 2 Guineas, 1773, by Tanner. George III. S-3724A. WR-80. KM-PN51. R4, extremely rare: just 11-20 pieces known, including those impounded in museum collections. Plain edge. Engraved by Johann Sigismond (John) Tanner, an extremely skilled die-cutter who was nearing the end of his accomplished life when this coin was created. He is famous for his copies of the Cromwell coins. The portrait is right-facing, in high relief, of exquisite style showing the king with long locks (periwig), just 13 years after his reign began. George III would have been 35 years old at the time. The Hanover shield on the reverse side must be seen in its finest presentation on this coin, surrounded by Latin abbreviations of all the king's titles. Coins of this denomination are all extreme rarities, made in just three separate years (1768, 1773 and 1777), never for commerce. They are among the most elegant of all coins ever produced in the British Isles, but this coin also came into existence at an historic point in the Empire, for in the American colonies the Stamp Act of 1764 had caused the first glimmer of discontent among the colonists; the king appointed Lord North minister of his affairs in America in 1770, but he goaded the colonials until fighting began at Lexington in April 1775. One of the most famous acts of disloyalty leading to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War was the Boston Tea Party, which occurred in December 1773. This coin still gleams with luster given to it that same year, and now has taken on a most pleasing reddish gold tone. Only a handful exist, this coin certainly being among the very finest of that meager population. It catalogues for 20,000 Pounds in the 2005 Spink guidebook, which at the time of cataloguing was approximately $40,000. We feel our estimate is conservative; if it sells within that range, it will be a bargain among the gold rarities of the world. Bid accordingly. NGC graded Proof 64. Estimated Value $32,500 - 37,500. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $34,500
Lot 2394		Great Britain. Rose Guinea, 1772. S.3727; Fr-354; KM-600. George III, 3rd laureate head. Not in the Terner collection. Somewhat prooflike surfaces and sharply struck, with dazzling luster. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 2395		Great Britain. Guinea, 1776. S.3728; Fr-355; KM-604. George III, 4th Head. A pleasing example of this ever-popular date, highly collectible for its obvious Colonial connections. Nicer than the Turner specimen. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 2396		Great Britain. Guinea, 1777. S.3728; Fr-355; KM-604. George III, 4th Head. Not in the Terner collection. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 2397		Great Britain. Guinea, 1783. S.3728; Fr-355; KM-604. George III, 4th Head. A lovely rose guinea with wonderful lustrous surfaces, as sharp as these come in strike. Not in the Turner Collection. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 2398		Great Britain. Guinea, 1785. S.3728; Fr-355; KM-604. George III, 4th Head. Sharply struck and pleasing. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 2399		Great Britain. Spade Guinea, 1787. S.3729; Fr-356; Km-609. George III, 5th Laureate Head. A very pleasing example of an elusive date in high grade. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 2400		Great Britain. Spade Guinea, 1791. S.3729; Fr-356; KM-609. George III, 5th Head. Highly lustrous. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 2401		Great Britain. Guinea, 1792. S.3729; Fr-356; KM-609. George III. Spade-shaped reverse shield. Lustrous, well struck and somewhat prooflike. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2402		Great Britain. Spade Guinea, 1792. S.3729; Fr-356; KM-609. George III, 5th Head. Pleasing and lustrous example. Rare date. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 2403		Great Britain. Spade Guinea, 1795. S.3729; Fr-356; KM-609. George III, 5th Head. A lovely coin with flashy luster. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2404		Great Britain. Spade Guinea, 1796. S.3729; Fr-356; KM-609. George III, 5th Head. The key date, not in the Turner Collection. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 2405		Great Britain. Spade Guinea, 1798. S.3729; Fr-356; KM-609. George III, 5th Head. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $930
Lot 2406		Great Britain. Guinea, 1813. S.3730; Fr-357; KM-664. George III, 6th (Military) Head. An exceptionally nice example of the final type of guinea, struck only during this one year, and intended as military pay. Britain at the time was concluding many years of war with Napoleon Bonaparte. Nice original luster, well struck-up portrait and flawless fields. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $3,750 - 4,250. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 2407		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1762. S.3731; Fr-358; KM-593. Geroge III. First laureate head. Sharply struck with an abundant of original mint luster. Exceptionally pretty old-gold color. Among the finest known of this elusive two year type issue. Very Rare. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2408		Great Britain. Pattern Proof Half Guinea, 1763. WR-127 (Rarity-4); DM-84 (this same coin). George III. Engraved by Yeo. Plain edge. Short-haired laureate head, curls over the left shoulder. Very few tiny abrasions but still a most pleasing, brilliant specimen. Very important and excessively rare. NGC graded Proof 62. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2409		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1764. S.3732; Fr-359; KM-599. George III. Second head. So called "rose" type, for its resemblance to the outline of an open (Tudor) rose. Boldly struck and highly lustrous with few detractions of any sort. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2410		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1769. S.3732; Fr-359; KM-599. George III. Second head. Boldly struck with beautiful reflective surfaces and dazzling luster. A truely stunning coin, and very rare in this condition. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2411		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1774. S.3732; Fr-360; KM-599. George III. Second head. This is an elusive date, particularly in high grade. Lovely red-gold color, with exceptional eye-appeal. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2412		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1784. S.3734; Fr-361; KM-605. George III, 4th Head. A lovely example of a type which remains under-appreciated and elusive in high grade. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $850 - 1,000. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 2413		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1785. S.3734; Fr-361; KM-605. George III. Fourth head. Sharply struck with satin colored luster that produces especially fine eye-appeal. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2414		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1786. S.3734; Fr-361; KM-605. George III. Fourth head. Last year of issue for this classic Georgian type. Bright luster, bold strike, most pleasing overall. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2415		Great Britain. Gold Proof Half Guinea, 1787. George III. S-3735. WR-130. Plain edge. 5th laureate bust of the king, called the "Spade" style because of the shape of the reverse shield, resembled a shovel's head. Very scarce. Mintage unknown. Some light abrasions. Pleasing yellow-gold. Frosted contrast on the shield and reverse legend. Struck in higher relief than the currency issues of this style, thus a better "presentation" of the style. NGC graded Proof 63. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 2416		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1789. S.3735; Fr-362; KM-608. George III, 5th Head. So-called Spade-shapeed reverse shield. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2417		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1791. S.3735; Fr-362; KM-608. George III, 5th Head. Spade-shaped reverse shield. A lovely lustrous example. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 2418		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1798. S.3735; Fr-362; KM-608. George III. 1798/7 overdate. Fifth head, Spade-shaped shield reverse. Lovely original mint bloom and fully struck. Exceptional for the type and thus rare. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 2419		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1802. S.3736; Fr-363; KM-649. George III. Sixth (laureate) head. Fully lustrous and difficult to locate in choice condition. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2420		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1804. S.3737; Fr-367; KM-651. George III, 7th ("military") head. This final design type of half guinea was struck for eight years through 1813, but was not issued each year. It is the half-size version of the famous Military Guinea. A choice lustrous example. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $550 - 650. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $598
Lot 2421		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1810. S.3737; Fr-367; KM-651. George III, 7th ("military") head. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $500 - 600. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2422		Great Britain. Third Guinea, 1797. S.3738; Fr-365; KM-620. George III, 1st Laureate Head. Lovely red tone. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2423		Great Britain. Third Guinea, 1800. S.3738; Fr-365; KM-620. George III, 1st Laureate Head. Fully lustrous. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $550 - 650. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2424		Great Britain. Third Guinea, 1808. S.3740; Fr-367; KM-650. George III, 2nd Laureated Head. Bright luster, bold strike, most pleasing overall. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $782
Lot 2425		Great Britain. Third Guinea, 1810. S.3740; Fr-367; KM-650. George III, 2nd Laureated Head. Well struck and lustrous. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $600 - 700. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2426		Great Britain. Third Guinea, 1813. S.3740; Fr-367a; KM-650. George III, 2nd Laureate Head. This date is rare, and is the final year of issue for this denomination. NGC graded MS-65. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 2427		Great Britain. Quarter Guinea, 1762. S.3741; Fr-368. George III, Laureated Head. One year type. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 2428		Great Britain. Pattern Halfcrown, 1799. Forrer-Vol II,p.170. Copper. 33 mm. Struck by Colonel Fullerton. Often described as Scottish patterns, the three pieces offered are still British coins and have been included in this collection. Obverse bears the bust of George, Prince of Wales, as Seneschal of Scotland. Reverse: Arms of England. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,350. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 2429		Great Britain. Pattern Halfcrown, 1799. Forrer-Vol II,p.170. Silver. 33 mm. George III, armored "Scottish" bust engraved by John Milton for Col. Fullerton. Often catalogued as Scots patterns as they were commissioned for Ayrshire by a member of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh, these were originally a group of patterns for halfcrowns, shillings, sixpence, halfpennies and farthings, of which the halfcrown was the largest piece. Mules exist, as do piedforts and off-metal strikes. The obverse portrait is of George as Prince of Wales and Seneschal (an Old French word for "steward" or "old servant") of Scotland. It's an elegant rendering of the king, made during the Regency period. Originals were coined in 1799, a small number of restrikes about 1828 by Matthew Young. While these pieces are sometimes "dissed," it should be borne in mind that their creator, Milton, was employed as assistant engraver at the Royal Mint from 1789 to 1798 and was also official medallist to the Prince of Wales (later George IV). He and Col. Fullerton continued a handy relationship for some years, as the Colonel became governor of Trinidad and Milton engraved a number of coins for the colonies, including the Barbados penny of 1788. The great Sir Joseph Banks was highly impressed by the Fullerton patterns, which he cautioned the Colonel to stop making as they were never officially sanctioned. Today these patterns, of which the present lot is an exceptionally fine example, are widely accepted by even advanced British collectors as classic works of numismatic art that are indisputably "of their times." This piece is both of high grade and beautifully toned a deep purple-blue, the reflective mirrors still strong. One of the finest known. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2430		Great Britain. Pattern Halfcrown, 1799. Forrer-Vol II,p.170. Struck in White Metal. 33 mm. Struck by Colonel Fullerton. Often described as Scottish patterns, the three pieces offered are still British coins and have been included in this collection. Obverse bears the bust of George, Prince of Wales, as Seneschal of Scotland. Reverse: Arms of England. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2431		Great Britain. Pattern silver Shilling, 1778. George III. Old Bust. ESC-1240, listed as R3, "extremely rare." ESC says engraved by "Yeo or Tanner." Crowther attributes it to Yeo, as does Forrer. Not listed by Spink, though it is clearly related to S-3742, the famous Northumberland shilling, also engraved by Richard Yeo, who was assistant engraver at the Royal Mint in 1749 and chief engraver as of 1775, working at the same time as Tanner. This cataloguer has always thought of this 1778 pattern as the more desirable of the two pieces of the same style, that is this and the 1763 Northumberland. Certainly it is far, far rarer. Our present example is possibly the finest known, called a "deeply toned gem" by its owner, who comments that all other seen by him have shown scuffing and even wear, from either pocket carrying or even actual circulation, as the years following the minting of this coin were hard times during an extended war with France in which silver specie all but disappeared from public use. All in all, a very historic, unusually choice, and ultra-rare coin! Delightful gray toning with some pale gold iridescence. Super-sharp Proof strike. NGC graded Proof 65. Estimated Value $3,250 - 3,750. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 2432		Great Britain. Shilling, 1787. S.3743; ESC-1216. George III. Without hearts. Toned a pleasant light gray. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $150 - 175. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 2433		Great Britain. Silver Shilling, 1798. George III. S-3747, portrait style of the 1787 currency issue but with the distinctive date, which appears on no other English shilling. Plain edge. ESC-1243, as R5, 5 to 10 known. Engraved by John Milton (see the 1799 Fullerton halfcrown for more commentary on the engraver). Classic bifurcated letters in the legends, and a real study in 18th-century die-cutting in addition to being a major silver rarity. In fact, this is one of the most famous of all shillings, yet most cataloguers comment very briefly on it, as have a number of those who have penned histories of British coins. Josset says importantly that the price of silver rose steadily from 1792 to 1814 during the war with Napoleon, which explains in part why so little silver coinage appeared in these years from the Royal Mint. Many numismatists assume that the 1787-dated issue of sixpence and shillings continued for more than one year, explaining the ready supply of those coins even today. Craig provides the best insight into this little understood issue, as follows: after the Bank of England, under its authority, had countless Spanish 8 Real silver crowns counterstamped with the king's head in miniature, the price of silver fell temporarily to almost pre-war levels. It was not to last. In April of 1798, the mint began turning silver specie and old coins supplied by ten London banks into new shillings, but within a month it was discovered by the mint that there had never been an official order for such coins, from Parliament. The Privy Council ordered the mint to halt production of all silver coins. No one at the time seems to have understood if sufficient authority (during war) had or had not been granted for this coinage, so the mint melted almost all the shillings it coined in 1798. Silver bars and even scrap was also melted, turned into ingots. The ten banks were repaid the silver they had lent for the coinage. Barclay's and Hoare's Banks were the largest contributors. The smallest silver contributor was the firm of Dorrien & Magens, the name listed in the mint's records. Evidently the actual name of the company was Dorrien, Magens, Mello, Martin and Harrison. But confusion remains, thanks to the inexact records of the day, and it is said that a "Mr Dorrien Magens" was the firm's head, or so he signed at least one publication of the firm. Fabrications of names are not uncommon among corporate publications, even today, when used for publicity. Craig concludes that "the firm of Dorrien and Magens" which had given the mint the least amount of silver for the project, "made the loudest outcry" when the coins were melted without being released to the public. Soon the price of silver rose again, ending the experiment of 1798. "The shillings which the Mint privily salvaged and sold to collectors are consequently known as Dorrien shillings," Craig notes, giving us insight into how the few extant 1798 shillings escaped melting. Today, these are among the greatest rarities of the shilling series. The owner of this superb piece, after tracking this issue for years in auctions, believes that as few as 7 may exist in silver in private hands (also a few copper strikes). All were struck with a bit of softness in the design, and the dies were of low relief. This is one of the finest of the very few known, a Choice Uncirculated coin with handsome medium gray toning and slightly reflective fields. A few tiny design areas are not fully struck, as is typical of this classic rarity. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,500. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $27,600
Lot 2434		Great Britain. Pattern Shilling, 1799. Forrer-Vol II,p.170. Silver. 24.5 mm. Struck by Colonel Fullerton. Often described as Scottish patterns, the two shillings offered are still British coins and have been included in this collection. Obverse bears the bust of George, Prince of Wales, as Seneschal of Scotland. Reverse: Arms of England. Elegant blue-black toning, a really choice example! NGC graded Proof 65. Estimated Value $850 - 1,000. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2435		Great Britain. Pattern Shilling, 1799. Forrer-Vol II,p.170. Copper striking. 24.5 mm. Thick flan. Struck by Colonel Fullerton. Often described as Scottish patterns, the two pieces offered are still British coins and have been included in this collection. Obverse bears the bust of George, Prince of Wales, as Seneschal of Scotland. Reverse: Arms of England. This specimen sports delightful reddish mahogany-brown surfaces. A gem. NGC graded Proof 65 Brown. Estimated Value $850 - 1,000. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2436		Great Britain. Lot of 6 Pences, 1787. S.3749; ESC-1629; KM-606.2. George III. Elegant Romanesque portrait. All with hearts in shield. Original, toned Choice coins, two of them darker with bluish hues. See our comment under the 1798 shilling for historical insights into the era of these coins. Lot of 3 coins. NGC graded Two pieces, MS-64 and One Piece, MS-63. Estimated Value $250 - 300. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 2437		Great Britain. Pattern Sixpence, 1790. ESC-1645. Silver. By Droz. Britannia seated left. Reverse: Crowned initials within wreath. NGC graded Proof 62. Estimated Value $650 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2438		Great Britain. Pattern Sixpence, 1799. Struck in white metal. Milton for Col. Fullerton. NGC graded Proof 64. Estimated Value $600 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $570
Lot 2439		Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1780. S.3762; ESC-2416. George II. Young head. Deeply toned and matching set. 4 Pence NGC MS-63; 3 Pence NGC MS-64; 2 Pence NGC MS-64; Penny NGC MS-64. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 600. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2440		Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1800. S.3764; ESC-2421. George III. Older laureate and draped bust. Lustrous and lightly toned matching set. 4 Pence NGC MS-62; 3 Pence NGC MS-63; 2 Pence NGC MS-63; Penny NGC MS-64. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 450. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 2441		Great Britain. Pattern Bank Dollar, 1798. ESC-170. Struck in Copper. George III. Bust right. Reverse: Crowned shield. An exceptional example. NGC graded Proof 65 Brown. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,300. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,588
Lot 2442		Great Britain. Dollar, ND. S.3765; ESC-129; KM-634. George III. Oval countermark with head of George III on a 1793 Mexico City 8 Reales. Attractively toned. NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $800 - 900. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978

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