George III Halfcrowns

Second Head Obverse of George III Halfcrown

Second Reverse of George III Halfcrown

George III Last Coinage
The last few years of George III's reign saw a complete revision of the British coinage. For some two or three decades, there had been a shortage of small change, and only sporadic production of many denominations.
In 1816, the Royal Mint was moved from the Tower of London to a new site nearby on Tower Hill, where it remained until shortly before decimalisation in 1971. New steam powered coinage presses were introduced, these had been pioneered by Matthew Boulton and James Watt at their Soho, Birmingham works, and were capable of producing higher quality coins more efficiently than the previous presses, which were largely hand operated.

Second Type Bare Head with Crowned Garter & Shield
Issued 1817 to 1820
Obverse:
Smaller laureate head of George III facing right, with larger lettering.
Reverse:
A larger shield within a garter which bears the inscription "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE", with a plainer crown. The shield is quartered with a central crowned shield shaped inescutcheon, larger than the first type with a larger, plainer crown. The garter is not enclosed by a decorative border.
There is no St. George and dragon, which is replaced by a buckle of the garter, and the legend lettering is larger.

The obverse inscription on both types reads:
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA
The reverse legends read:
BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF

Edge
The edge of both types is milled:

Price & Availability

Date	Description	Grade	Availability	Price £
1820	Second Type	gFine/aFine	Ask	£90

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