1818 George III Crowned Shield Half Sovereign Gold Coin PCGS MS64

1818 King George III Crowned Shield Gold Half Sovereign Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS64.

The reverse depicts a Crowned Shield while the obverse has the Laur Head Portrait of George III.
In 1817 after the Royal Mint had moved from the Tower of London to a site on Tower Hill, full production got underway and coinage changed from the old Guinea to the Sovereign.

The launch of the first sovereign designed by Benedetto Pistrucc i features the stunning St George and the Dragon on the reverse and the obverse has a portrait of George III.
1816 which was a landmark in the history of coinage.
After the Royal Mint had moved from the Tower Mint to another site in Tower Hill full regular production was underway.

• Limited Mintage of 591,530 Worldwide
• An Original George III Solid 22 Carat Gold Half-Sovereign struck in 1818
• Features the portrait of George III
• Crowned Shield Design
• Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS64