a few light surface marks otherwise lustrous
Small patch of colour on obverse rim
weakly struck a little off-centre with some ghosting
otherwise almost very fine and the rarest variety of 1854
George III 1778 Half-Guinea, 4th bust, MS62, only two graded, ex Sincona British a few light surface marksGeorge III (1760 1820), gold Half Guinea, 1786, fourth laureate head right, Latin legend surrounding, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date below, legend reads in abbreviated Latin commencing lower left, M. B. F. ET. H. REX. F. D. B. ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E. (Schneider 619; Bull EGC 827; MCE 426; S. 3734). A nice example with strong residual mint lustre, graded by NGC as AU58.