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‘Coins & Currency in Colonial America’ An online exhibit, presented by Colonial Williamsburg, showcases money made both here and abroad that was used through the end of the American Revolution.
An American silver coin from before the American Revolution that was recovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam sold for $2.52 million at an auction, decimating the previous record. The threepence co… ...
BOSTON (AP) — One of the first coins minted in Colonial New England, which was recently found among other coins in a candy tin, has sold at auction for more than $350,000, more than it was ...
The simple coin design was quickly replaced, leaving only 40 or so surviving specimens today. Courtesy of Morton and Eden. A silver coin minted in colonial Boston in 1652 has sold for $351,912.
A rare coin from Colonial New England is expected to fetch about $300,000 at auction next month. The silver shilling coin, created in 1652 in Boston, is being auctioned off by the Morton & Eden ...
An extremely rare Colonial Massachusetts coin (pictured) from 1652 that was found by a woman in a potato field 22-years ago has been auctioned for more than $430,000 in Baltimore.
It may be the richest shipwreck treasure in history: some 15 tonnes of colonial-era silver and gold coins from an undisclosed site in the Atlantic Ocean.
A dozen rare colonial coins worth almost $1 million are stolen from the State Library of NSW. Police said a man smashed a glass display cabinet and stole the 12 coins about 3:40pm (AEST) on Wednesday.
An American silver coin from before the American Revolution that was recovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam sold for $2.52 million at an auction, decimating the previous record. The threepence ...
BOSTON (AP) - One of the first coins minted in Colonial New England has sold at auction for more than $350,000, more than it was expected to get. London-based auctioneer Morton & Eden Ltd. said ...