Germany Hesse Cassel 1, 2, and 3 Heller 1842 to 1866

That's called a rampant lion, Ryan, in the crowned coat of arms. And scheide munze means roughly fractional money. There are 360 heller in one thaler (pronounced like 'dollar' but with a 't') so 3 heller is one/120th of a thaler. Finally, to completely decode the inscriptions, Kurhessen means Electorate of Hesse. Hesse is a cultural region and a State in Germany.

The coin in our photo is completely uncirculated and has remained that way since 1866. This gives it a high value, about $50, maybe more, on the retail market. Other denominations in lesser conditions carry different values, as follows:

1 HELLER
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $15
well preserved: $30
fully uncirculated: $50
1 heller coins dated 1842 are quite rare, and catalog at about 5 times these values

2 HELLER
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $30
well preserved: $90
fully uncirculated: $200

3 HELLER
worn: $5 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $10
well preserved: $20
fully uncirculated: $40
3 heller coins dated 1842 are very rare, so much so that catalogers do not have enough buy-and-sell data to estimate value

Always apply the concepts on our Important Terminology page to convert these catalog values to actual buy and sell values.
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