George III 1819 Gold
Sovereigns

1819 Sovereigns

There were no half sovereigns and only one variety on the one sovereign minted in 1819 during the Reign of George III. Both the obverse and reverse was designed by Benedetto Pistrucci. With only circa 10 known examples in existence,  it is an extremely rare coin.

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 George III 1819 one Sovereign

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Mintage:  3,574

Scarcity:  Rare 5

Die Axis:  ↑↓

Edge:  Milled

Marsh:  3

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

1819 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 1819 sovereign has a super low mintage of just 3,574 coins with only around 10 known examples in existence, making it one of the rarest of the sovereign series. Coins graded fine will still achieve circa £100,000, with the finest know example (almost EF) selling for £186,000 in the Bentley collection sale of May 2013. There is rumoured to be a proof example of the 1819 sovereign, but this has not been verified.

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