The Hammersley Collection of Exceptional British Milled Sovereigns

George III (1760-1820), New Coinage, Sovereign, 1820 [short date with closed 2]

georgius III d : g : britanniar : rex : f : d : [First G in king’s name rotated anticlockwise, 2 in date double-entered]

laureate head right, date below truncation

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

St George on Horseback, slaying dragon below

Milled edge, 8.00g/6h (Marsh 4a; EGC 908; Bentley 9, this coin; S 3785C)

A few of the most trifling marks, otherwise about as struck, the fields brilliant and proof-like creating a superb cameo effect [Graded NGC MS 64*] £5,000-£6,000

This item has been graded by NGC and has been awarded grade MS64*.

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

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Bentley Collection, Part I, Baldwin Auction 73, 8 May 2012, lot 9 [from R. Weir March 1990]; Park House Collection, St James’s Auction 32, 19 May 2015, lot 5