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The scarcity of coin currency was a problem for the growth of the New England economy. On May 27, 1652, the Massachusetts General Court appointed John Hull, a local silversmith, to be Boston's mint master without notifying or seeking permission from the British government. Coins were issued in denominations of 3 and 6 pence and 1 shilling.
1652 New England Shilling (Proofed) Sold price: $250,000 “New England Shillings are among the simplest, most valuable and rarest of all U.S. Colonial coins,” according to Professional Coin ...
The currency of the American colonies, 1700–1764: a study in colonial finance and imperial relations. Dissertations in American economic history. New York: Arno Press, 1975. ISBN 0-405-07257-0. Ernst, Joseph Albert. Money and politics in America, 1755–1775: a study in the Currency act of 1764 and the political economy of revolution. Chapel ...
A rare 17th Century coin sold at auction for a record-breaking $2.52 million eight years after it was found in an old cabinet.
"To Counterfeit is Death" - counterfeit warning printed on the reverse of a 4 shilling Colonial currency in 1776 from Delaware Colony American 18th–19th century iron counterfeit coin mold for making fake Spanish milled dollars and U.S. half dollars Anti-counterfeiting features on a series 1993 U.S. $20 bill The security strip of a U.S. $20 bill glows under black light as a safeguard against ...
From June to October 1652, Hull produced silver coins with a simple design: the stamped letters "NE" for New England on the obverse, and the denomination in Roman numerals on the reverse. In October 1652, the General Court ordered a more complicated design with a double ring of beads to discourage clipping. Although all the coins use the date ...
On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...
X-ray examination by conservation specialists at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston revealed the presence of coins and other items. It was opened by specialists in a media event in the American gallery of the museum on January 6, 2015. [2] Its contents include newspaper pages of the period and coins including a 1652 pine tree shilling.