A rare 1652 Massachusetts threepence, one of the first coins minted in colonial America, has shattered auction records, sold ...
The colonists began producing coins, a decision that symbolized New England’s “growing sense of identity as separate from the ...
A small silver coin that was struck in 17th century Boston just sold for $2.5 million dollars. The 1652 Massachusetts ...
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 ...