1817 Sixpence gEF-aUNC
$186
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Last or New Coinage, 1816-20.
1817 Sixpence.
Obverse: Laureate portrait of King George III right.
Legend: GEOR:III D:G: BRITT:REX F:D: (George the Third by the Grace of God King of the Britains Defender of the Faith).
Reverse: Crowned quartered shield of arms, overlaid with smaller crowned shield, legend around on garter.
Legend: HONI·SOIT·Q MAL·Y·PENSE· (Shame on he who thinks evil of it).
Mintage: 10,922,000.
Silver: 0.925, 2.83g, 0.0841 oz ASW, 19mm, 0.5 mm thick.
Catalogue: Spink: 3791, KM 665.
Grade: gEF-aUNC, digs to face.
