Lot 3151
George III (1760-1820), Gold Quarter Guinea, 1762. Long haired laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. III. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of top crown, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B. ET. L. DVX S.R.I.A.T. ET. E. edge diagonally grained (MCE 463; S.3741). Toned, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS63. Estimated Value $1,250 - UP
NGC Certification 3728329-006. At the time of writing we note that of 124 graded across both services that only 13 rate finer, meaning this piece hovers within the top 10% of the graded pieces. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "George the Third by the Grace of God," and on the reverse 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."
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