Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, WILLIAM IV GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1835
(Marsh 411,S-3831).
OBVERSE: Bare head of King William IV facing right, engraved by William Wyon (1795-1851).
REVERSE: Garnished shield modeled and engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen (1769-1850).
DIAMETER: 19.4mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994g
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22 Carat.
MINTAGE: 772,554
RATING: S (M.Marsh)
1835 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 64+
NGC 4625438-013
A stunning example of this scarce date, with strong strike and spectacular full sun-yellow luster.
By all measures a show-stopping selection that edges very nearly on Gem Mint State preservation. Denoted by a + symbol appearing after the grade, the plus designation indicates that a coin is of superior quality for the grade and that it approaches the quality requirements for the next technical grade level. In addition to their superior technical merit, coins receiving a Plus ( + ) must have above average eye appeal. In numismatics, in addition to plus, several terms are used interchangeably to indicate this, including premium quality, PQ and high-end.
Ex Heritage Auction #3064, Chicago IL, Lot #31033, 21 April 2018.
Events in history 1835: www.onthisday.com/events/date/1835
Jan 8 1835 : US national debt is $0 for the first and only time in history
January 30 1835 : Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C. in 1st attempted assassination of a US President
April 18 1835 : Election of Interest, William Lamb (Lord Melbourne) becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
after Robert Peel resigns out of frustration.
May 6 1835 : James Gordon Bennett Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald (price 1 cent).
May 20 1835 : Otto is named the first modern king of Greece.
June 19 1835 : New Orleans gives US government Jackson Square to be used as a mint.
July 29 1835 : 1st sugar plantation in Hawaii begins.
Aug. 30 1835 : Melbourne, Australia is founded.
Oct. 2 1835 : Battle of Gonzales fought between Texan settlers and Mexican forces. First engagement of the Texas revolution.
Non. 23 1835 : Henry Burden patents horseshoe manufacturing machine (Troy, NY).
Dec. 3 1835 : First US mutual fire insurance company issues first policy (Rhode Island).
Dec 16 1835 : Fire consumes over 600 buildings in NYC.
Dec 29 1835 : Treaty of New Echota is signed between the US government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction to cede all lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.