Lot 1241
Great Britain. Sovereign, 1820. George III. S-3785C; Fr-371; KM-674. Wiry Hair. Large Date. The final year of this first type of sovereign, showing Pistrucci's design in all its original glory. King George died in January of 1820, confined to Windsor Castle as he suffered what was then known as "his madness," now medically recognized as a blood disease called porphyria, inherited from his Stuart forebears. Old King George probably never got a look at his last gold coinage, made by the Watt-Boulton machinery at the recently opened Tower Hill Mint. Obviously, considering when the king died in 1820, the mintages were far from large. Few survivors are this nice. Superb Choice prooflike BU, lovely rose-gold surfaces. PCGS graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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