George III 1760 - 1820

George III Sterling Silver Crown (1818-1820) offered in Very Good condition. A very important coin as it was the first of the ‘new’ coinage to be struck.

In 1816 the government made all of the older coins no longer legal tender. They then issued a whole series of new coins, which were of course legal tender. This is the first type of Crown or Five Shillings to be issued for King George III. They are struck in Sterling Silver and were issued only from 1818-1820. This coin is now proving very hard to get and it has been some time since we last had enough to offer them. Dates of our choice and this coin is available in different grades. A very important coin as it was the first of the ‘new’ coinage to be struck.

When the first convicts were sent to Australia, these George III Silver threepences of 1762 and 1763 were on board. They are highly collected in Australia as one of the first coins to come to that country. We have a small group of choice examples in Uncirculated condition. Of course most of the coins were carried by the guards, but no doubt some of the convicts had money too. These are beautiful coins with an important history to Australia and they are now almost 260 years old. These are much nice than you would usually see the 1762 and 1763 George III silver threepences. Get them while you can…