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George III 1818 Gold
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Sovereigns

1818 Sovereigns

There were three varieties of half and five varieties of one Sovereigns minted in 1818 during the Reign of George III. The obverse of the half and one sovereign was designed by Benedetto Pistrucci and the reverse of the half by William Wyon.
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 George III 1818 half Sovereigns

Normal
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Mintage:  1,030,286  
Scarcity:  Rare
Die Axis:  ↑↓
Edge:  Milled
Marsh:  401
Proof
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Mintage:  Very few  
Scarcity:  Rare 5
Die Axis:  ↑↓
Edge:  Milled
Marsh:  401A
Overdate 8/7
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second 8 over stamped 7
Mintage:  Not Known  
Scarcity:  Rare 5
Die Axis:  ↑↓
Edge:  Milled
Marsh:  401B
Obverse:  The king's head facing right, laureate with short hair. Tie with a loop and with two ends trailing onto a bare neck. 
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Legend: ​ GEORGIUS III  DEI GRATIA 1817
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci

​Reverse:  An angular shield surmounted by the royal crown, bearing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. The Hanoverian arms with an escutcheon surmounted by the royal crown in the centre of the shield. 

Legend:  BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:
Engraver: William Wyon

1818 Half Sovereign

 Unlike the one Sovereign, the reverse was designed by William Wyon and features an angular shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. It featured the new 'milled edge' to minimise clipping of coins and had a face value of 10 shillings. The 1818 series of half Sovereigns includes a notable and probably the first overdate error on the modern sovereign series. The overdate 1818/7 with the second figure 8 being entered over a 7, a very rare and remarkable overdate, seldom seen. 

 George III 1818 one Sovereigns

Normal
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Mintage:  2,347,230  
Scarcity:  Normal
Die Axis:  ↑↓
Edge:  Milled
Marsh:  2
Ascending Colon
after BRITANNIAR
Mintage:  Included in Marsh 2  
Scarcity:  Scarce
Die Axis:  ↑↓
Edge:  Milled
Marsh:  2A
Wiry Curls
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normal legend
Mintage:  Included in Marsh 2  
Scarcity:  TBC
Die Axis:  ↑↓
Edge:  Milled
Marsh:  2B
Wiry Curls
legend as 2A
Mintage:  Included in Marsh 2  
Scarcity:  TBC
Die Axis:  ↑↓
Edge:  Milled
Marsh:  2C
Proof
ascending colon
Mintage:  Very few  
Scarcity:  Rare 6
Die Axis:  ↑↓
Edge:  Milled
Marsh:  2D
Obverse:  The kings head facing right, laureate with short hair. Tie with a loop and with two ends trailing onto a bare neck. 
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Legend: ​ GEORGIUS III  D:G:BRITANNIAR:REX F:D
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci

​Reverse:  St George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying the dragon with a spear, all within a garter. On the ground under the broken shaft of the spear are the tiny incuse letters B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci, and below them on the buckle of the garter are the incuse initials W.W.P for William Wellesley Polo.

Legend:  HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE.
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci

1818 One Sovereign

 Both the Obverse & Reverse are by Benedetto Pistrucci, the Reverse featuring the iconic George & Dragon, a true masterpiece which has featured regularly on the sovereign up and until the present day. The 1818 sovereign is a lower mintage sovereign than the earlier 1817 one, with five varieties to keep the eagle eyed collector on their toes! Look out for the ascending and descending colon varieties and wiry curls examples with differing obverse legends. The proof variety rarely seen and a real gem... 

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