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JI34770
George IV 1821 Sovereign laureate head, first year of issue
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George IV (1820-30), gold Sovereign, 1821, first laureate head left, some doubling in the B.P. initilas below neck, legend surrounding, GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:,rev.die axis St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, raised WWP on ground line below lance for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, weight 8.00g (Bentley 12; Hill 5; MCE.471; EGC 959; S.3800). Nicely toned with original mint bloom, well detailed in its portrait, some contact marks and nicks both sides, otherwise very fine.
Calendar year mintage 5,356,787.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George the Fourth by the Grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."