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German States - Hesse-Cassel. Ship Taler, 1655-AG

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
German States - Hesse-Cassel. Ship Taler, 1655-AG
<Our item number 131001><B>German States - Hesse-Cassel. Ship Taler, 1655-AG.</B> Dav-6783; Schütz-1086; KM-232.4; Hoffm.1280. Mintmaster AG &#40;Arnold Gall, 1637-1657&#41;. Wilhilm VI, 1637-1663. Crowned Hessian Arms, date around and AG at lower left. Reverse Legend: &#34;VELA VENTIS HIS LEVANTUR&#34; &#34;Under such circumstances things are going well&#34;. Sailing ship left. Well struck example with lovely old toning. Very Rare. <B>NGC graded EF-45.</B> <BR><BR>The ship Talers appeared in 1652 and were minted in small numbers until 1655. The symbolism of the &#34;ship of state&#34; sailing along on untroubled seas was not lost on the people of the time. Peace had arrived, and the quality of life was slowly improving. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;6,000 - 7,000. <I><BR>David Cassel Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 131001<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/131001.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/47jpegs/131001N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>