PCGS PR62 1788 Great Britain George III. Proof Pattern ½ Half Penny Rare

  
PCGS PR62 1788 Great Britain George III. Proof Pattern ½ Half Penny Rare. Proof Pattern ½ Half Penny Rare!

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was a monarch of the House of Hanover, but unlike his two predecessors, he was born in Great Britain, spoke English as his first language, and never visited Hanover. Georges life and reign, which were longer than those of any of his predecessors, were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas, and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India.

However, many of Britains American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Further wars against revolutionary and Napoleonic France from 1793 concluded in the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. In the later part of his life, George had recurrent, and eventually permanent, mental illness. Although it has since been suggested that he had bipolar disorder or the blood disease porphyria, the cause of his illness remains unknown.

After a final relapse in 1810, a regency was established. His eldest son, George, Prince of Wales, ruled as Prince Regent until his fathers death, when he succeeded as George IV. Historical analysis of George IIIs life has gone through a kaleidoscope of changing views that have depended heavily on the prejudices of his biographers and the sources available to them. 14 Days return if unsatisfied for any reason. All return requests must be made within 30 calendar days of customer receiving the merchandise.

The item "PCGS PR62 1788 Great Britain George III. Proof Pattern ½ Half Penny Rare" is in sale since Friday, December 18, 2020. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Europe\UK (Great Britain)\Half Penny". The seller is "numismaster" and is located in El Dorado Hills, California.

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1. Certification: PCGS
2. Denomination: 1/2p
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
4. Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
5. Year: 1788
6. Grade: PR 62