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George III 1820 Sovereign AU53
George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1820, second laureate head right, date below with open 2, Latin legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:, rev. St. George and dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, Old French motto reads HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE., edge milled (Bentley 942; Hill 4; S.3785C). Toned with a few light surface marks, graded by NGC as AU53.
NGC Certification 5883384-001
Calendar year mintage 931,994.
The Latin legends translate on obverse as "George III by the Grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith." The Old French legend on the reverse translates as "Shame on he who thinks ill of it."