King George III Silver Crown 1820

[Citizen H]

Todays listing, 

I have a case of were the coins have been stored over the years, and as they have been shown and Identified I will hopefully gain some sort of order,  life will be easier?

So I hope that I can get things right before showing and so far this what I make of todays coin,,,,,, 

Silver Crown of King George the III dated 1820. The obverse shows a laureate head portrait of George II by Benedetto Pistrucci.

His name appears below the truncation of the portrait’s neck and Pistrucci’s name again appears on the ground beneath the horse.

this much I manage to look up. 

the rest Id really appreciate your consideration all and any comments welcome, ideas about value also can help. 

all the very best "H" 

Edited January 14 by Citizen H

[Citizen H]

the outer edge...

 

[Sword]

Crowns were not struck for George III until very late into his reign in 1818. The standard of striking of these crows was very high and they were delivered to banks wrapped in soft paper. Pistrucci placed his whole surname on both the obverse and reverse to indicate that he was the engraver for both. This was considered to be self indulgent and he was obliged to use just his initials B.P. in future. The St George and Dragon design became iconic but the garter belt was removed for later use. 

You won't be able to see it on your example due to wear, but the letters WWP (initials of the Master of the Mint) was put on the buckle of the garter. 

I imagine your example is worth about £100. The edge dinks would have taken the price down a bit.

[Citizen H]

25 minutes ago, Sword said:

Crowns were not struck for George III until very late into his reign in 1818. The standard of striking of these crows was very high and they were delivered to banks wrapped in soft paper. Pistrucci placed his whole surname on both the obverse and reverse to indicate that he was the engraver for both. This was considered to be self indulgent and he was obliged to use just his initials B.P. in future. The St George and Dragon design became iconic but the garter belt was removed for later use. 

You won't be able to see it on your example due to wear, but the letters WWP (initials of the Master of the Mint) was put on the buckle of the garter. 

I imagine your example is worth about £100. The edge dinks would have taken the price down a bit.

Awwwww thats great to hear, I really thought i was on a downward turn with some of the others. historically I was just buying blind and a real magpie, this has been another real great help, really thank you all for the time taken and the input,  Rgds "H"     

[Iannich48]

These George iii crowns are my favourite coins.