Help & Advice - Laureate George III Sovereign

[matt1r]

Hey 

So I haven’t been collecting / stacking for long at all and I’ve decided I want to pick up the odd sov now and again for the most part. I do however fancy an early George for the collection as I just love the slight variance in the look of the coin and just wandered the best place to locate a nice one at a decent price. (Besides here?)
I understand they’re a fair bit rarer and have a higher premium, I’m not looking for a Mint one but have seen a few where the detail has worn away a little more than I’d like. My other concern is there seem to be a few repros and Pobjoy restrike is there a definitive way to differentiate between them. Thanks in advance and sorry if I sound a bit newbish. 👍

[sovereignsteve]

Do you mean the George III sovereigns of 1817 to 1820? Although the head effigy is indeed a laureate design it is rarely referred to as such. These years are more commonly differentiated by the garter design of the G&D reverse.

The term laureate head is usually used to differentiate the early George IV coins of 1820 to 1825 from the bare head effigy of 1825 to 1830

Any mint state coins will be well over £1k even for the common ones.

 

[matt1r]

3 hours ago, sovereignsteve said:

Do you mean the George III sovereigns of 1817 to 1820? Although the head effigy is indeed a laureate design it is rarely referred to as such. These years are more commonly differentiated by the garter design of the G&D reverse.

The term laureate head is usually used to differentiate the early George IV coins of 1820 to 1825 from the bare head effigy of 1825 to 1830

Any mint state coins will be well over £1k even for the common ones.

 

Yes I mean the 1817 to 1820 sovereigns, not looking for Mint, I don’t mind a few dings or scratches just not One where the detail has been worn flat, Thanks.