George III Coins
George III's long 60-year reign covered the founding of modern British coinage as we know it. The 1797 "Cartwheel" two-penny piece (Soho Mint, struck by Matthew Boulton with Watt's steam press) was a watershed in coin manufacture. The Great Recoinage of 1816 introduced the modern shilling, sixpence, half-crown and the 1817 sovereign — the first sovereign since the Tudor era. Post-Recoinage George III silver is the foundation of modern British numismatics.
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Designers under George III
Artists who designed coinage during this reign:
Every George III coin in the catalogue
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1 Crown 8 coins
1 Farthing 57 coins
1 Guinea 17 coins
1 Penny 91 coins
1 Shilling 36 coins
1 Shilling 6 Pence 2 coins
1 Sovereign 4 coins
½ Crown 3 coins
½ Guinea 10 coins
½ Penny 170 coins
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