By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ….. How, as a trade-based colony belonging to the world’s greatest maritime empire, did the Massachusetts Bay Colony begin striking the first hard currency in North America? As discussed in my article on the Knights of Malta’s right to strike coinage, I find this monetary aspect of state-building fascinating. Since […]
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Oak Tree shilling by James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers …… The Noe-13 1652 Oak Tree shilling is among the scarcest varieties from the Massachusetts silver series. It is typically found in heavily worn condition and often with surfaces problems. We are delighted to feature one of the very finest known Noe-13 Oak […]
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Coin Rarities & Related Topics#392 – Massachusetts Silver Coinage A Weekly Column by Greg Reynolds ….. Massachusetts Silver coins were the first home-grown coinage of the British-American colonies. Minted in the Boston area, they circulated for more than a half-century. The original 13 states of the United States of America were colonies of Great Britain before […]
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Last of the Missouri Cabinet Coins Leads the Way… By CoinWeek News Staff… With the Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Show set to kick off on Saturday, January 29, the Los Angeles-based dealers Ira and Larry Goldberg are in the midst of conducting a seven-session auction that covers a broad range of […]
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Last of the Missouri Cabinet Coins Leads the Way… By CoinWeek News Staff… With the Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Show set to kick off on Saturday, January 29, the Los Angeles-based dealers Ira and Larry Goldberg are in the midst of conducting a seven-session auction that covers a broad range […]
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