Hesse-Cassel 1814 5 thaler Fr-1290

Sincona sale 18, lot 1421

This specimen was lot 1421 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 7,000 (about US$9,223 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"5 Taler 1814. Kassel Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Hesse-Cassel, five thaler of 1814, very rare, choice extremely fine.)"

This denomination, like all the gold issues of Hesse-Cassel, is rare and expensive. The five thaler was equal to a Prussian friedrichs d'or. This type is noted in the SCWC for 1815 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.65 g, 0.900 fine gold, .192 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.63 g.

Catalog reference: D.S. 125. Schl. 457. Fr-1290, KM 563 (unlisted date).

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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• 1813-K thaler
• 1820 thaler
• 1828 5 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1814
• return to coins of German States, Hesse-Cassel