1086594 | GREAT BRITAIN. George III. (King, 1760-1820). (1797-99) AR Dollar. NGC AU50 CM: AU Standard. Oval countermark with head of George III. CAROLUS • IIII • DEI • GRATIA. Laureate bust right / HISPAN • ET IND • REX •. Crowned arms between pillars. KM 640 (host); SCBC-3765A - Type I.

Emergency issue, struck on a Spain Charles IIII 8 Reales 1791 S-CN (Seville mint, cf. KM432.2).


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Counterstamped during a shortage of silver specie, this issue gained the name "the head of a fool on the neck of an ass" from an unimpressed populace.