Description: 1810 George III Gold Third Guinea 1/3G - Certified NGC MS63, Extremely Fine. Special delivery/tracked delivery included. When it was introduced in 1797, during the French Revolutionary wars, the financial situation at the Bank of England was precarious: gold was in short supply and banknotes were given legal tender status in any amount. In order to pay the Bank's dividends it was decided to produce what at the time was known as seven-shilling pieces, George III (1760-1820),gold Third Guinea, 1810, third type, second laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA.rev.large crown, date below, legend surrounding commencing top, * BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, weight 2.79g (Schneider 626; Bull EGC 879; MCE 460; S.3740). EF grade with much lustre. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "George the Third by the Grace of God", and on the reverse as "King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith." The gold output for calendar year 1810 was £316,936 which was devoted to Half and Third Guinea production only.
Price: 1100 GBP
Location: Brighton
End Time: 2024-11-08T17:22:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 32.45 GBP
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: Guinea
Year of Issue: 1810
Era: Early Milled (c.1662-1816)
Collections/ Bulk Lots: Collections/ Bulk Lots
Fineness: 0.916
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Modified Item: No
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Certification: NGC
Grade: MS 63
