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What's the absolute ugliest rendition of George III on a coin?
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I know, this must be a very hard question to answer, as there are no good looking versions of that fat mug, but my vote goes to the 1816 large bust halfcrown, S-3788.
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
<< <i>I know, this must be a very hard question to answer, as there are no good looking versions of that fat mug, but my vote goes to the 1816 large bust halfcrown, S-3788.
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I agree with the halfcrown. However, I think the 1770-1775 half pennies look good.
"Silver halfcrown of George III with "bull's head" bust 1817 was almost immediately replaced by a more attractive portrait engraved by Thomas Wyon. However, a similar bust was retained on the other silver coinage"- The king must have hated this portrait to effect so swift a replacement.
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<< <i>I've got to agree with jester- that "bull head" is absolutely distorted; I don't know what was in the engraver's mind unless, of course, he disliked him.
"Silver halfcrown of George III with "bull's head" bust 1817 was almost immediately replaced by a more attractive portrait engraved by Thomas Wyon. However, a similar bust was retained on the other silver coinage"- The king must have hated this portrait to effect so swift a replacement. >>
The public hated it, I don't think GeoIII knew, he had already been insane for 10 years or so.
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This is what George really looked like at about the time these coins were minted:
This is George III in his prime about 1780:
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