Very few of these coins have survived until now, which makes this coin a rarity. It was sold at auction for over $2.5 million ...
“Since before the Civil War, collectors have regarded the 1652 New England threepence as the single-rarest American colonial coin,” Stephanie Sabin, Professional Coin Grading Service ...
The threepence coin was made in 1652 in Boston, mere weeks after the first mint was set up in the colony, according to ... standing for New England, on one side, and Roman numerals noting its ...