George III 1818 Half-Sovereign though with a good and

though with a good and distinctive portrait for this extreme rarity

Uncirculated

crowned bust left with sceptre

struck in brass by Parkes of Dublin

37g (Withers type 28

George III 1818 Half-Sovereign though with a good andGeorge III (1760 1820), gold Half Sovereign, 1818, engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci, laureate head right, date below, legend GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA raised rim both sides, rev. crowned shield of arms, dot below, REX FID: DEF: BRITANNIARUM, weight 3. 99g (Marsh 401; S. 3786). Lightly toned with underlying brilliance, just a few tiny hairline and surface marks, raised die flaw on second 8 of date, otherwise good extremely fine, hard to find a better