Hesse-Cassel 1800-F 1/6 thaler

Stack's Bowers November 2015 sale, lot 42276

This specimen was lot 42276 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it sold for $152.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Hesse-Cassel. 1/6 Taler, 1800-F. Wilhelm IX (1785-1803). NGC MS-64. Slight weakness in the strike but with full claims to the lofty assigned grade. Glowing subdued luster under lightly toned surfaces." This type is listed for 1790-1802 and is rather expensive for an obscure German minor.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-542.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.

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