Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, WILLIAM IV GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1836
(Marsh 412, 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: 146,865
RATING: R2 (M.Marsh)
1836 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 65
NGC 5879652-001
A superb GEM of this extremely rare issue.
Unsurpassed in certified quality with exceptional eye appeal and technical proficiency, this incredibly vibrant specimen features blooming luster and design motifs that have been rendered with an exacting strike.
NGC : Very likely the finest-known and only mint-state of a total of 5 specimens seen, the next closest graded example of this date is an AU58.
One of the key dates of the complete half-sovereign collection 1817-2022.
Purchased 11 January 2021.
NGC : Price Guide Plate Coin.
EVENTS IN HISTORY
www.onthisday.com/events/date/1836
February 23, 1836 : Battle of the Alamo. Alamo besieged for 13 days until March 6 by Mexican army under General Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed.
February 25, 1836 : Historic Invention; Samuel Colt patents first multi-shot revolving-cylinder revolver, enabling the firearm to be fired multiple times without reloading.
March 2, 1836 : Event of Interest. Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico in Columbia.
April 20, 1836 : Territory of Wisconsin created.
Jun 15, 1836 : Arkansas becomes 25th state of the Union.
July 1, 1836 : Event of Interest; US President Andrew Jackson announces to Congress bequest by James Smithson of 100,000 gold sovereigns to found institution in Washington.
July 29, 1836 : Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
August 17, 1836 : British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths.
September 5, 1836 : Election of Interest; Sam Houston elected President of the Republic of Texas.
December 7, 1836 : Election of Interest; Martin Van Buren elected the 8th President of the United States.
December 28, 1836 : Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico.