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EM17614

George III 1792 Guinea, fifth head, spade type reverse, large 92 in date

George III (1760-1820),gold Guinea, 1792, large 9 and 2 in date, fifth laureate head right, GEORGIVS .III. DEI.GRATIA,rev.spade shaped crowned quartered shield of arms, date below, legend reads in abbreviated Latin commencing lower left M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E. weight 8.37g (Schneider -; MCE 396; Farey 1315; S.3729).Once cleaned, now lightly toned, some light surface marks, otherwise a bold very fine, reverse stronger, a rare date with the larger 92 than 17.

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George III by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."

The gold output for calendar year 1792 was £1,171,863 which is the fourth lowest of the spade guinea period.

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