colon stop after DEI and extra I to legend
the first stop is central above King's head
Once cleaned now lightly toned
initials closer and raised on truncation with hooked J
George III 1809 Half-Guinea, 7th bust colon stop after DEI andGeorge III (1760 1820), gold Half Guinea, 1809, seventh laureate head right, legend GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA rev. quartered shield of arms within crowned garter, French legend on garter HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE., date below, legend commences upper right, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, weight 4. 22g (Schneider 623; Bull EGC 854; MCE 445; S. 3737). Toned, surface marks, pawnbrokers graffito below bust, otherwise extremely fine.