Where Have I Seen This One Before? (Id: 19th Century Hesse-Cassel 4 Heller)

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pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 2:30 pm The obverse of this one, 26 mm wide, is completely smooth. I swear I've seen the reverse somewhere before, but now I cannot remember where. Clues, please, and thanks for any help. Image: Monogram.jpg 18.41 KB Report this Post to the Staff

acidic1 Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 2:37 pm norway?. Krone?. Report this Post to the Staff
acidic1 Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 2:38 pm Ore?. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 3:33 pm Definitely a monogram, and I would guess either Sweden, Denmark, Norway--or perhaps Netherlands. It doesn't appear Tsarist to me--or is it? I think I see a "K", but the rest is obscured to my eyes...some ornate numerals may be there such as "X". Can you pick out anything more? Edited by DVCollector 02/15/2009 3:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 5:11 pm Not Scandinavian, but from the German States. This monogram was used in the electorate Hesse-Cassel. The WK-monogram stands for "Wilhelm Kurfürst" (William, elector) and was used by the electors Wilhelm I (1803-1806 and 1813-1821) and Wilhelm II (1821-1831) With a size of 26 mm., it must be a 4 heller coin. Edited by bart 02/15/2009 5:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 5:28 pm Interestingly, with a little tweaking of the brightness, the scan turned up more details than did my naked eye. Thanks, bart! 2 for 2 today on getting "hard" coins identified, and my taxes finished and filed to boot. A good Sunday, for sure! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 6:00 pm Wow...I learned something new! I always thought these monograms were essentially Scandinavian. Report this Post to the Staff
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