George III (1760-1820). Gold Sovereign, 1817, first laureate head right, date below, 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 motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE., edge milled (Bentley 4; Marsh 1; S.3785; Fr.371; KM.674). Graded by PCGS as MS64, currently the joint second highest graded, with the finest one being at a 65 level; the highest graded pieces at NGC are also MS64. Estimate Value $8,000 - UP
PCGS certification 206877.64/81051496 Calendar year mintage 3,235,239. The Latin legends translate on obverse as "George III by the Grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith." The older Norman-French legend on the reverse translates as "Evil to him, who evil thinks" and is the motto of the chivalric Order of the Garter founded in 1348 by King Edward III.