Edge Slant-reeded
Face value 6 pence
Metal Silver
Millesimal fineness 925 ‰
Mint London Mint
Quantity minted 712 380
Rarity R1 - Rare
Year of issue 1787
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Country: United Kingdom of great Britain (UK)
King George III (1738-1760-1820)
Type: Standard circulation coins
Years: 1787
Value: 6 Pence = 1/2 shilling (1/40 LSD)
Currency: Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Metal: Silver (.925)
Weight: 3 g.
Diameter: 21 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Mintage: 712,380
Grade: MS66
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: KM# 606, Sp# 3748-9
Obverse:
Laureate portrait of King George III right, legend around.
Lettering:
GEORGIVS·III·DEI·GRATIA·
Unabridged legend: Georgius III Dei Gratia.
Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God.
Engraver: Lewis Pingo.
Reverse:
Cruciform shields around central Garter star with crowns in angles, legend around, date below.
Lettering:
M·B·F·E·T·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E
·1787·
Unabridged legend: Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brunsvicensis et Luneburgensis Dux Sacri Romani Imperii Archi Thesaurarius et Elector.
Translation: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
Engraver: Lewis Pingo.
Edge:
Milled.
Comments:
House of Hanover (1714-1901), George II (III) (1760-1820), Early coinage (1763-87).
The standard weight of these coins was 3/31 troy ounce (46.5 grains).
Reference : KM# 606, Sp# 3748-9
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Collection : George III - King of Great Britain & Ireland (1760-1820) Coinage