The Hammersley Collection of Exceptional British Milled Sovereigns

George III (1760-1820), New Coinage, Sovereign, 1817

georgius III d : g : britanniar : rex : f : d : [with 1 for I in Bri]

laureate head right, date below truncation

honi . soit . qui . mal . y . pense . on garter

St George on Horseback, slaying dragon below

Milled edge, 7.98g/6h (Marsh 1; EGC 895; Bentley 4; S 3785)

Bright fields, good extremely fine, attractive thus [Graded NGC MS 63] £3,000-£4,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Hammersley Collection of Exceptional British Milled Sovereigns.

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