to upper right of exergue for designer Benedetto Pistrucci This is the first year with the Ian Rank-Broadley Portrait
other tiny flecks digs and hairlines otherwise very fine and a very rare date indeed
Samuel Fereday
mint mark E below shield on reverse
legend in Gaelic and toothed border
George III 1770 Guinea, 3rd bust, rarest date to upper right of exergueGeorge III (1760 1820), gold Guinea, 1770, third laureate head right, legend GEORGIVS. III. DEI. GRATIA. toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, legend M. B. F. ET. H. REX. F. D. B. ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., weight 8. 19g (Schneider ; Bull EGC 681 R3; MCE 375; Farey 1100 ER; S. 3727). Toned with some light surface marks and hairlines, fine and an extremely rare date.