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George IV 1821 Half-Sovereign, one year only issue AU Details obverse scratched

George IV (1820-30), gold Half-Sovereign, 1821, first laureate head left, B.P. for designer Benedetto Pistrucci below neck, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:, rev. first crowned quartered shield of arms, with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, emblems surrounding, ANNO to left, 1821 to right, edge milled (Marsh 403 R5; S.3802). Extremely fine with good residual mint lustre, slightly toned on reverse, two light but noticeable scratches on cheek of obverse portrait, graded by NGC as AU details as obverse scratched, very rare one year only type.

3.99 grams of 22 carat gold. Made in the UK.

INVESTMENT GOLD

HS Code: 7118 9000 00

NGC Certification 4713944-003

Calendar year mintage of 231,288.

The Latin legends translates on obverse as "George IV by the Grace of God, King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith," and on reverse as "in the year 1821."

Due to the very similar design of the Sixpence for the new coinage of 1821 it became quickly evident that the unscrupulous in society were gilding the Sixpence to pass as the gold Half-Sovereign. Therefore the mintage was halted at the relatively low figure of 231,288 pieces until a new reverse design could be produced which did not appear as currency until 1823.

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