1760-1820
King George III of England
(Click on the thumbnails below to view a larger photograph)
COPPER:
ex Terry Ward Collection, purchased March 2004
ex Terry Ward Collection, purchased 2003
Purchased from Francis J. Rath c. 1986
Purchased from William J. Wright in 1994
ex Don Rupp Collection, Purchased May 2004
Colin Cooke Sale, March 2004 for £151
ex Dr. Basil Nicholson Collection, Anglesey, England
Colin Cooke Sale to Dr. Basil Nicholson 12 May 1983 for £55
ex Don Rupp Collection, purchased 2002
Purchased from Steve Damron at the 2004 FUN Show
Purchased from Steve Damron at the 2004 FUN Show
SILVER:
OLD COINAGE:
ex Don Rupp Collection, purchased 2003
Purchased from Steve Damron at the 2004 FUN Show
MAUNDY MONEY:
Young Bust:
Obtained from a private collection in 2003
Purchased from Mary P. Sellers c. 1995
Purchased from American Heritage Minting at the 2004 FUN Show
Older Bust:
ex Rob Shinnick Collection, purchased January 2004
BANK OF ENGLAND ISSUE:
Purchased from William J. Wright in 1994
ex Joe Saldivar collection, purchased 2003
Obtained from a private collection in 2003
Purchased from American Heritage Minting at the 2004 FUN Show
NEW COINAGE:
Purchased at the 2003 FUN Show
Purchased from Steve Damron at the 2006 ANA Convention in Atlanta, Ga.
Purchased from Karl Stephens at the 2004 FUN Show
NGC POP 5/0
CONDER TOKENS:
During the last decade of the 1700s, due to the lack of official small change issued by the Crown merchants and others issued a token coinage that consisted almost entirely of copper Halfpennies. These tokens make up a large part of the monetary history of the reign of George III. To view the Conder tokens in my collection please click the link below.
The Royal Mint at Tower Hill
VITAL STATISTICS:
PERSONAL STATISTICS: |
BORN - 24 May 1738 in London |
FULL NAME - George William Frederick |
ASCENDED THRONE - 25 October 1760 |
CROWNED - 22 September 1761 at Westminster Abbey. |
TITLES - King of Great Britain, Ireland and France (claim to French throne relinquished in 1801). Duke and Elector of Hanover, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount of Launceston, Baron of Snowdon, Earl of Chester. Defender of the Protestant Faith. |
MARRIED - 08 September 1761 to Sophia Charlotte with whom he fathered 15 children. |
DECLARED UNFIT TO RULE - 05 February 1811 (Due to the condition Prophyria, a rare genetic malady that afflicts the liver and causes symptoms akin to "madness"). |
DIED - 29 January 1820 at Windsor Castle aged 81, after a reign of 59 years 3 months and 5 days. |
BURIED - Windsor Castle |
NUMISMATIC:
MINTS: |
Tower of London until 1811 |
Tower Hill 1811-1820 |
Soho, Birmingham 1797-1808 |
ENGRAVERS and DESIGNERS:
Conrad Heinrich Kuchler | Nathaniel Merchant |
John R. Ochs | Lewis Pingo |
Thomas Pingo | Johann Tanner |
Richard Yoe | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Thomas Wyon | William Wyon |
DENOMINATIONS:
Crown = 5 Shillings | Groat = Fourpence |
Three Shilling | Threepence |
Halfcrown | Half Groat* |
Eighteenpence | Penny* |
Shilling = 12 Pence | Halfpenny |
Sixpence | Farthing = 1/4 Pence |
*The Half Groat and Penny were issued in both silver and copper during this reign
SILVER = BLUE COPPER = RED
George III near the end of his life
ABOUT THIS PAGE:
All of the coins shown on this page are from my personal collection and are not for sale. This type set is a work in progress and updates will be made as coins are added, upgraded or sent off for certification to third party grading services. Grading services used are PCGS, NGC and ANACS. In cases where no grading service is listed the stated grade is my personal opinion based on my 25 years of experience as a numismatist. References to SPINK refer to "Coins of England and the United Kingdon" 39th edition 2004 published by Spink & Son Ltd. of London.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCES USED IN THE CREATION OF THIS PAGE:
"COINS OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM" - Spink & Son Ltd. 2003-2005
"COINS OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM" - Seaby 1996 and 1984
"STANDARD CATALOGUE OF ENGLISH AND UK COINS" Coincraft 2000
"ENGLISH SILVER COINAGE SINCE 1649" Seaby 1992
"THE ROYAL MINT - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY" Royal Mint 1986
"GUIDE BOOK OF ENGLISH COINS" Whitman 1967
"THE MILLED COINAGE OF ENGLAND" Spink & Son Ltd. 1950
"ENGLISH COINS" Spink & Son Ltd. 1932