The 1652 Massachusetts threepence coin is the rarest ... the 1652 New England threepence as the single-rarest American colonial coin,” Stephanie Sabin, Professional Coin Grading Service ...
Ma. Dec, 1798.” The owner had no idea ... the workers rebelled against the British authority to produce coins, marking the colony’s “growing sense of identity as separate from the mother ...
New England threepence coins are exceedingly rare – the only other known example has been in the care of the Massachusetts ... as the single-rarest American colonial coin. And for more than ...
The coin was struck in 1652 for use as currency by early settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is hoped the coin could sell for £200,000 when it goes for auction in London next month.