George III

1818 Half Crown, George III

1818 Half Crown, George III laureate bust, reverse, crowned shield in garter, prooflike fields, virtually uncirculated.
£675

1777 Half Guinea, George III

1777 Half Guinea, George III fourth laureate bust, reverse, Crowned shield of arms, uncirculated, lustrous, a very attractive example with much eye appeal.
£1,600

1787 Sixpence, Proof (plain edge) by Pingo, slabbed by NGC PF 63

1787 Sixpence, Proof (plain edge) by Pingo, George III laureate bust, reverse, crowned cruciform shields with hearts, crowns in angles, ESC 1640. This example is slabbed by NGC PF 63, a really attractive example and in our opinion this is very conservative.
£1,500

1819 Half Crown

1819 Half Crown, George III laureate head, reverse, Crowned shield, good extremely fine.
£300

1798 Shilling, Dorrien and Magens, ex Slaney Collection part 1, slabbed by NGC AU 58

1798 Shilling, ‘Dorrien and Magens’ type by Pingo, laureate bust right, no stop overhead, rev. crowned cruciform shields, crowns in angles, garter star in centre, semee of hearts in Hannoverian arms, edge milled, ESC 1227 (R5); S.3747, seven examples known. Slabbed by NGC AU 58

Ex Slaney collection, Spink auction 163, 15/May/2003 lot 218.

This is perhaps the most sought after English shilling, it is certainly one of the most famous. Not only is this piece a great rarity, it also comes from one of the most prestigious collections (Slaney, part 1).

Examples from this issue very rarely appear on the market.
£35000

1818 Sixpence

1818 Sixpence, George III laureate head, reverse, crowned shield in garter, uncirculated, toned.
£140

1817 Sixpence

1817 Sixpence, George III laureate bust, reverse, crowned shield in garter, uncirculated, attractive toning, prooflike.£140

1820 Sixpence

1820 Sixpence, George III laureate bust, reverse, crowned shield in garter, uncirculated, attractive toning, prooflike.
£140