1799 George III Gold Third Guinea 1/3G - Certified NGC MS63, Extremely Fine. Extremely rare R3 Bull rated. Especially in this grade!!

Extremely rare, the hardest date of this type of Third Guinea to find, the second rarest date of the denomination.

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When it was introduced in 1797, during the French Revolutionary wars, the financial situation at the Bank of England was precarious: gold was in short supply and banknotes were given legal tender status in any amount. In order to pay the Bank's dividends it was decided to produce what at the time was known as seven-shilling pieces,

George III (1760-1820), gold Third Guinea, 1799, first type, first laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA. rev. large crown, date in legend surrounding commencing at lower left, . MAG. BRI. FR. ET. HIB. REX. (MCE 449; S.3738).

The Latin legends translate as on obverse "George III by the grace of God" and on the reverse "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland."