Hesse-Cassel 1766-FU 1/2 thaler

Steve Album sale 51, lot 2935

This specimen was lot 2935 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HESSE-CASSEL: Friedrich II, 1760-1785, AR 1/2 thaler, 1766-FU, VF." This half thaler is omitted from the SCWC and Numista, so we presume it is rare. The legend, "XX.ST[ucke].EINE MARK FEIN.", indicated that it was struck to the convention standard.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Schütz-1853; Müller-2731, KM unlisted.

Sources:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Links:

• Hanau-Munzenberg 1764-IIE 20 kreuzer
• 1766 quarter thaler
• 1766 thaler, bare bust
• 1766 thaler, uniformed bust
• 1767-FU quarter thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1766