Rev War 1776 Hesse-Cassel Hessian Blood Dollar One Taler Coin

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Rev War 1776 Hesse-Cassel Hessian Blood Dollar One Taler Coin :
$595.00

American Revolution 1776 Hessian blood Dollar This is a very scarce Hessian coin from Hesse-Cassel. It is often known as "blood taler" and "blood dollar." This is a silver dollar sized coin with that magic date: 1776.George III was well connected with Frederick II (1760 to 1785) of Hesse-Cassel (see photo, not part of sale, illustration purpose only), as Freddy married Princess Mary, daughter of George II. Furthermore, George I was from the Holy Roman Empire (Germany). In other words, many kings and queens, and princes and princesses, were all related. When your relative asks you a favor, say the king of England, you kinda go along with his wishes. Freddy had done exactly that, not out of loyalty but for money. Freddy the Rex was a real greedy bastard. He makes millions out of this deal and sends his army to the colonies in 1776. Freddy says, "Let's authorize a special coinage for this happy occasion." He coins a small mintage of these half talers. He uses this special coinage to pay new recruits "as a bounty for signing up to serve in the British colonial army." Because of the magic date of this coin, 1776, and the Battle of Trenton (Washington's Army vs the Hessians), this coin is highly regarded by historians and those who collect militaria from the American Revolution. In June 1958 issue of the "Numismatist," Dolnick writes that "thaler coin of Frederick II is seldom offered in numismatic sales," and he is "reasonably certain" the coins in his collection "were carried by Hessian soldiers who fought on the American continent." Picture of Fred not part of sale and is for illustration only.Our example here is a nice high grade piece showing lots of details. It has been mounted once with a remnant of the mount at 12 o'clock (see photo). If you have been looking for one, here is your chance. These coins always fly out very quickly.