{"product_id":"1817-george-iii-crowned-shield-half-sovereign-gold-coin-pcgs-ms63","title":"1817 George III Crowned Shield Half Sovereign Gold Coin PCGS MS63","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e1817 King George III Crowned Shield Gold Half Sovereign Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS63.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.3\t\"\u003eThe reverse depicts a Crowned Shield while the obverse has the Laur Head portrait of George III.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1817 after the Royal Mint had moved from the Tower of London to a site on Tower Hill full production got under way and coinage changed from the old Guinea to the Sovereign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px\t\"\u003eThe launch of the first sovereign designed by \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica\t font-size: 14px\t line-height: 20.2222232818604px\t\"\u003eBenedetto Pistrucc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px\t line-height: 1.3\t\"\u003ei has the stunning St George and the Dragon on the reverse and the obverse has a portrait of George III.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px\t line-height: 1.3\t\"\u003e1816 which was a landmark in the history of coinage.\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Royal Mint had moved from the Tower Mint to another site in Tower Hill full regular production was under way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Mintage of 2,080,197 Worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn original George III 22 Carat Gold Half-Sovereign struck in 1817\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures the portrait of George III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt George Slaying the Dragon Design by Benedetto Pistrucci\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS63\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px\t line-height: 1.3\t\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pcgs.com\/cert\/81260059\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"PCGS Certificate Verification\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pcgs.com\/content\/img\/cert\/cert_ver1.png\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55707685618049,"sku":"GEORGIIIGHS-01040","price":3499.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/1909\/1841\/files\/4353411080.jpg?v=1779314048","url":"https:\/\/www.halfsovereign.com\/products\/1817-george-iii-crowned-shield-half-sovereign-gold-coin-pcgs-ms63","provider":"Half Sovereigns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}