- Extremely Fine Hesse-Cassel silver 1/2 thaler or halb sternthaler coin.
- One year type coin struck during 1776 for Frederick II, mint director initials BR.
- Frederick II supplied mercenary soldiers that served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolution.
- Sterntalers and halb Sternthalers were used to compensate German families whose sons had fallen in the American War of Independence. The Sternthaler is also nicknamed the Blood-dollar.
- Certified by NGC to XF 40.
- Lightly toned with some underlying luster, very appealing in hand!
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