Hesse-Cassel 1822 thaler Dav-691
This specimen was lot 891 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hesse-Cassel (German States), taler, 1822, Wilhelm II, ex-Gibbs. VF with rich rainbow toning, small planchet flaw at date, scarce type with a mintage of only 3,456 coins. Pedigreed to the Zeitlos Collection and purchased from the Howard D. Gibbs collection and subsequent Hess/Leu auction of March 19, 1957, lot #1390, with collector's envelope." This type was struck 1821-22 and is expensive. The thaler's weight was reduced to 18.52 g in 1858 but the purity was raised to 0.900 fine. Hesse-Cassel was swallowed up by the Prussians after the Austrian war of 1866. The sister state, Hesse-Darmstadt, survived until the collapse of the Wilhelmine empire in 1918.
Recorded mintage: 3,456.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 21.89 grams.
Catalog reference: Thun-183; Jaeger-19; KM-573; Dav-691.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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