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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 469

George III (1760-1820), Pattern Half-Sovereign, 1816, by Thomas Wyon after a cameo by Benedetto Pistrucci, in silver, London (Tower), GEORGIUS behind larger laureate head right, III DEI GRATIA before, rev. BRITT: REX - FID: DEF: divided by crowned Garter shield, edge milled, 2.74g, 11h (Davies 110E; ESC 1651 [R5]; Bull 2226 ['Sixpence']); Gietzelt 274 same dies), officially defaced at the Mint by a distraught Mr Wyon, otherwise toned, struck details about very fine, very rare

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Starting price
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