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George III, Pattern Shilling, 1799, in silver by Col. W. Fullerton (later Governor of Trinidad), obverse bust of Prince of Wales left, as Seneschal of Scotland, signed in script M (Milton) below on truncation, georgivs g (galliae) p(rinceps) s(eneschallus) s(cotiae) c(ornubia) d(ux) 1799, reverse cruciform shields, plumes in angles, regni scotiae senescallus, edge plain, 149.7 grains, 9.70grams (see Stewart 264; Montagu 942; see Forrer ii, 170 and iv, 82-84, for comprehensive details of this issue). Brilliant and toned, a later striking but very rare (£250-300)

Ex WH Gantz, Lot 1587
See DNW 43, 9 October, 1999, Lot 767 for a specimen of the silver Halfcrown.