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PROOF GOLD “MILITARY” GUINEA 1813
George III, Hanover King, 1760-1820
Sixth Bust without periwig. Plain edge. Dies engraved by Pingo. Struck for commerce being made par-
ticularly to pay troops fighting against Napoleon in Europe. A lovely example of the final guinea issue.
S-3730. WR-114. NGC-graded PR64.
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GOLD “MILITARY” GUINEA 1813
George III, Hanover King, 1760-1820
Sixth Bust without periwig. A superior survivor of this limited issue.
S-3730. PCGS-graded MS64.
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PATTERN PROOF GOLD HALF-GUINEA BY YEO 1762
George III, Hanover King, 1760-1820
Young laureate head, the king’s hair falling below the truncation. Plain edge. This portrait was never
used for the coinage; a modified version appeared as this king’s first Half-guinea in the same year, 1762.
WR-125 (R4). PCGS-graded PR62.