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German States - Hesse-Cassel. 1 Pistole Wilhelm d

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,400.00 USD
German States - Hesse-Cassel. 1 Pistole Wilhelm d
<Our item number 130985><B>German States - Hesse-Cassel. 1 Pistole Wilhelm d&#39;or &#40;5 Taler&#41;, 1787.</B> Fr-1287; Schütz-2096.1; KM-531; Hoffm.5038. Wilhelm IX &#40;1&#41;, 1785-1821. Head right. Reverse Star of Order, date below. Lustrous. <B>NGC graded AU-55.</B> <BR><BR>Pistole is the French name given to a Spanish gold coin in use in 1537; it was a double escudo, the gold unit. The name was also given to the Louis d&#39;Or of Louis XIII of France, and to other European gold coins of about the value of the Spanish coin. Valuing one country&#39;s coins against another country was always a difficult task. Apparently 1 Pistole = 2 Escudos = 1 Louis D&#39;Or = 5 Taler. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,000 - 2,400. <I><BR>David Cassel Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 130985<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/130985.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/130985N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>