Hesse-Cassel 1852 3 heller
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This specimen was lot 2531 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "HESSE-CASSEL: Friedrich Wilhelm I, 1847-1866, AE 3 heller, 1852, a superb lustrous example! PCGS graded MS65 BN." This type was struck 1848-66 and has a low catalog value. This state was annexed by Prussia in 1866, leaving the other branch, Hesse-Darmstadt, the sole representative.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.05 g, copper, 23.25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-612, AKS-67, J-41.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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