GERMANY. Hesse-Cassel. 1/2 Taler, 1776-BR. Kassel Mint. Friedrich II. PCGS AU-50.
KM-515. Light ash gray toning with a sharp portrait of Landgrave Friedrich. Hessen was the German state that sent their soldiers, (known as Hessians), to oppose the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Such a coin as this would have been paid to those soldiers. Additionally, this example is dated 1776, a highly sought after date by US collectors.
Estimate: $200 - $300