The obverse of the cartwheel coinage is a laureated rightfacing bust of george iii, with the inscription georgius iii d g rex, while the reverse showed britannia seated on a rock, facing. Georgius iii d g rex tells me who the king is, it does not tell me anything about the coin. G rex on the reverse i think i can make out a 1797 on the bottom rim and the rim is quite. Value of a 1797 penny marked britannia georgius iii. What is the value of an 1805 georgius iii hibernia coin. George iii penny georgius iii dei gratia coin 1800 great britain. Britannia seated facing left on rock against which rests a shield with combines flags of st. George iii 17601820, copper two pence, 1797, second issue. European coin grading system what do the abbreviations mean. To access the full database of over 5 million records, please consult coinarchives pro. Britannia, in clinging drapery, seated left on a rock, waves in foreground. Coin hibernia 1782 on one side georgivs iii rex on the other side answered by a verified antique expert. See todays georgius coin for sale, best offer and auction. If it is copper, it will be either a penny, a halfpenny or a farthing.
In higher grades the copper pieces can fetch good money usually a lot higher than the catalogue price, same goes for the silver guilden from the same period that are fairly rare. Rex on the front and on the back is britannia 1797. Right hand outstretched, holding an olivebranch with 8 leaves two pairs of. The guide book and catalogue of the british commonwealth coins. George iii early milled british coins 17601820 for sale. The production of copper coins did not resume until after george iiis death in 1820. The british farthing was a british coin worth a quarter of an old penny it ceased to be struck after. Britannia, britannia seated left on rocks, holding branch and trident. Britannia seated left on rock, holding branch and trident, shield resting at side. The obverse of the coin depicts the bust of george iii wearing a laurel wreath with the legend georgius iii.
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A two pound coin was an occasional feature of the british currency from 1823 until 1996, but has been minted every year since 1997. George iii coins tokens medals medallions archive sales model coinstoy money miscellaneous bank notes rare coins, tokens, coin collecting. Georgius iii 1797 at rare british coins a dazzling range of fine rare coins up for sale to coin collectors including guineas through to old pennies. Halfpenny 1806, coin from united kingdom online coin club. Antique georgivs george iii rex coin 1770 half penny coin. Detailed information about the coin 1 farthing, george iii type. If you get too few items then please resubmit your your coin search.
Values, images, specs for the 1806 penny coin from britain, england, united kingdom. Laureated and draped bust of george iii right, incuse legend. Rex british coin at the best online prices at ebay. Values, images, specifications for the 1797 copper twopence coin from the united kingdom, britain, england, wales, scotland, ireland. Copper, tin, and bronze coinage of england, montagu 1893. I have a coin that on the obverse defiantly has the bust of george iii georgius iii d. Also on the back is the image of a person sitting holding a trident in the left. The reverse shows britannia seated facing left, holding an. Here are fine examples of rare coins that we found based on the rare coin search terms that. Georgius iii d g rex, 1807 below, laureate, draped bust right britannia, britannia seated.
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Guinea royal mint, london king george iii 17601820 at that time a guinea was current at 1 pound 1 shilling 21 shillings. George iii, king by the grace of god and the date 1806 below. Your search for george iii and 17601820 matched 149 lots. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right, k on truncation for kuchler, latin legend surrounds georgius iii. Very rare coin 1806 great britain large copper penny. Details about 1797 britannia georgius iii d g rex cartwheel two pence. This legend was displayed on british and colonial coinage between 1806 and 1808 during the reign of king george iii. Georgius iii for sale or find out what are georgius iii worth the following are hard to find and valuable coins that were returned based on the words that you entered which were as follows. The obverse features a rightfacing portrait of george iii, and incused into the rim are the words georgius iiidgrex.