Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
American Colonists Minted This Humble Silver Coin in 1652. It Just Sold for $2.52 Million
Settlers in Massachusetts needed cash, but England wouldn't send any. So, they created their own mint in Boston and began ...
Artnet11d
An Illegally Minted Coin from the American Revolution Just Sold for $2.5 Million
Collectors snapped at an unprecedented opportunity to acquire a coveted 1652 threepence coin from America's first mint at ...
AOL23d
9 Rare American Coins That Are Worth a Lot of Money
Rare and valuable American coins come in numerous denominations, designs and metal compositions, and they can sell for anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to a few million. Although the ...
Numismatic News5d
Record-Breaking Colonial Threepence is a Rare Treasure from Pre-Revolution America
A rare 1652 Massachusetts threepence, one of the first coins minted in colonial America, has shattered auction records, sold ...
New York Post on MSN11d
American colonial period silver coin shatters auction record, sells for $2.5 million
Ma. Dec, 1798.” The owner had no idea that he had mistakenly recovered a piece of American history. Following exhaustive ...