Lot 386
George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1763, Northumberland type, young laureate and draped bust right, toothed borders both

Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens and Medallions | 111
Auction: 5 July 2023 at 09:50 BST
£1,080
Description
George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1763, Northumberland type, young laureate and draped bust right, toothed borders both sides, legend surrounds GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA. Rev, crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, date flanking top crown, reads MBF ET H REX FD BET LD SRIAT ET E (S.3742; ESC 1214; Bull 2124). Steel grey tone with underlying mint bloom around the periphery with good consistent detail in the portrait and the reverse shields, perhaps conservatively graded by NGC as AU 58.

