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American Colonists Minted This Humble Silver Coin in 1652. It Just Sold for $2.52 Million
In 1652, British settlers in America defied their royal overlords by setting up a mint in Boston. The colonists began ...
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Record-Breaking Colonial Threepence is a Rare Treasure from Pre-Revolution America
Massachusetts threepence, one of the first coins minted in colonial America, has shattered auction records, sold by Stack’s ...
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Colonial silver coin found in cabinet sells for $2.5 million
Silver threepences, sixpences, and shillings were all struck in four different designs between 1652 and 1682. The most famous ...
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Colonial Silver Coin Sells for $2.52 Million
In 1652, New England settlers opened their own mint against the rules established by the British royalty that governed them.
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Colonial silver coin found in cabinet sells for $2.5 million
Silver threepences, sixpences, and shillings were all struck in four different designs between 1652 and 1682. The most famous and numerous of these coins are the Pine Tree shillings that were ...