Hesse-Cassel 1767-FU 1/4 thaler
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This specimen was lot 75048 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hesse-Cassel. 1/4 Taler, 1767-FU. Friedrich II. NGC AU-55. A charming and limitedly circulated example, offering handsome eye appeal and much charm throughout." This type was struck in Hesse-Cassel for Landgrave Friedrich II (r. 1760-85). The type was issued 1763-67 and is scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-469.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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