Pattern Third-guinea, 1775, by Richard Yeo, laureate bust right, GEORGIVS. III. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crown surmounted by a crowned lion, date either side, MAG.BRI.FR.ET.HIB.REX. edge obliquely grained, 2.78g. (Montagu 551; Murdoch 168; Nobleman -; Douglas-Morris 77 [this coin]), extremely fine for issue, extremely rare, only nine struck

Details

Pattern Third-guinea, 1775, by Richard Yeo, laureate bust right, GEORGIVS. III. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crown surmounted by a crowned lion, date either side, MAG.BRI.FR.ET.HIB.REX. edge obliquely grained, 2.78g. (Montagu 551; Murdoch 168; Nobleman -; Douglas-Morris 77 [this coin]), extremely fine for issue, extremely rare, only nine struck

Provenance

H G Dangar, Glendining, 15 April 1953, lot 188
Capt. K J Douglas-Morris, Sotheby, 26 November 1974, lot 77