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| − | This specimen was lot 33681 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "German States: [[German States, Hesse-Cassel|Hesse-Cassel]]. Wilhelm V Taler 1637-LH MS63 NGC. A standout representative of this elusive and highly popular Taler issue featuring the rampant lion of Hesse-Cassel to the obverse and a stormy townscape to the reverse. The sole example of this variant certified by NGC to date, and notably among the finest recognized by that service for the type as a whole, with only an exceedingly small handful certifying choice. Strikingly toned over serene, glass-like surfaces, with an abundance of golden iridescence throughout." Davenport lists 13 different thalers ([[Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6755|Dav-6755]], -6757, -6759, [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-6760|-6760]], -6761, [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6762|-6762]], -6763, -A6764, [[Hesse-Cassel 1637 thaler Dav-6765A|-6765]], -6766, -6770, -6771, [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-6772|-6772]], -6773, not counting double thalers) from Hesse-Cassel for 1637. On this example, the mintmaster's initials are above the lion and rain and lightning blast the leftmost building on the reverse. | + | This specimen was lot 33681 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "German States: [[German States, Hesse-Cassel|Hesse-Cassel]]. Wilhelm V Taler 1637-LH MS63 NGC. A standout representative of this elusive and highly popular Taler issue featuring the rampant lion of Hesse-Cassel to the obverse and a stormy townscape to the reverse. The sole example of this variant certified by NGC to date, and notably among the finest recognized by that service for the type as a whole, with only an exceedingly small handful certifying choice. Strikingly toned over serene, glass-like surfaces, with an abundance of golden iridescence throughout." Davenport lists 13 different thalers ([[Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6755|Dav-6755]], -6757, -6759, [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-6760|Dav-6760]], -6761, [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6762|Dav-6762]], -6763, [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-A6764|Dav-A6764]], [[Hesse-Cassel 1637 thaler Dav-6765A|Dav-6765]], [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-G thaler Dav-6766|Dav-6766]], -6770, -6771, [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-6772|Dav-6772]], -6773, not counting double thalers) from Hesse-Cassel for 1637. On this example, the mintmaster's initials are above the lion and rain and lightning blast the leftmost building on the reverse. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-6760|1637-GK thaler]] | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-6760|1637-GK thaler]] | ||
* [[Hesse-Cassel 1637 1/8 thaler KM-134.2|1637 1/8 thaler]] | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637 1/8 thaler KM-134.2|1637 1/8 thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637- | + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6755|1637-LH thaler, "God's Wrath"]] |
| − | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637 thaler Dav- | + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-6760|1637-GK thaler, "God's Wrath"]] |
| − | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637- | + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6762|1637-LH thaler, "God's Wrath", "LH" below lion]] |
| − | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637- | + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-AG thaler Dav-6763B|1637-AG thaler, "God's Wrath"]] |
| − | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637- | + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-A6764|1637-GK thaler, "God's Wrath"]] |
| − | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6770|1637-LH thaler, "LH" in legend]] | + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637 thaler Dav-6765A|1637 thaler, death of the landgrave]] |
| + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-G thaler Dav-6766|1637-G thaler, death of the landgrave]] | ||
| + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6770|1637-LH thaler, "God's Wrath", "LH" in legend]] | ||
| + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1637-GK thaler Dav-6772|1637-GK thaler, death of the landgrave]] | ||
| + | * [[Hesse-Cassel 1651 thaler Dav-6768|1651 thaler, on the death of the landgrave's mother]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1637]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1637]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3097]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]] | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3097]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:44, 18 December 2025
This specimen was lot 33681 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Hesse-Cassel. Wilhelm V Taler 1637-LH MS63 NGC. A standout representative of this elusive and highly popular Taler issue featuring the rampant lion of Hesse-Cassel to the obverse and a stormy townscape to the reverse. The sole example of this variant certified by NGC to date, and notably among the finest recognized by that service for the type as a whole, with only an exceedingly small handful certifying choice. Strikingly toned over serene, glass-like surfaces, with an abundance of golden iridescence throughout." Davenport lists 13 different thalers (Dav-6755, -6757, -6759, Dav-6760, -6761, Dav-6762, -6763, Dav-A6764, Dav-6765, Dav-6766, -6770, -6771, Dav-6772, -6773, not counting double thalers) from Hesse-Cassel for 1637. On this example, the mintmaster's initials are above the lion and rain and lightning blast the leftmost building on the reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 176, Dav-6759.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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- 1637 1/8 thaler
- 1637-LH thaler, "God's Wrath"
- 1637-GK thaler, "God's Wrath"
- 1637-LH thaler, "God's Wrath", "LH" below lion
- 1637-AG thaler, "God's Wrath"
- 1637-GK thaler, "God's Wrath"
- 1637 thaler, death of the landgrave
- 1637-G thaler, death of the landgrave
- 1637-LH thaler, "God's Wrath", "LH" in legend
- 1637-GK thaler, death of the landgrave
- 1651 thaler, on the death of the landgrave's mother
- Coins and currency dated 1637