• 1776-km-5-kopecks-lead
    US Coins Feb 10, 2017, 6 AM

    Russian Alaska considered part of Colonial America

    Colonial America is probably thought by most Coin World readers to mean the territory of the modern United States in the era before 1776, or 1781, or 1784.

  • sommers-island-shilling-small-sails-lead
    US Coins Jan 6, 2017, 5 AM

    Rediscovered treasure makes numismatists dream

    Family holdings, long off the market await rediscovery. Long-held, semi-forgotten great collections are the stuff of numismatic dreams.

  • 1749-king-george-ii-lead
    US Coins Dec 9, 2016, 5 AM

    The coin that inspired Jefferson's half cent

    Jefferson thought the cent could be the smallest denomination, but he left the door open for something smaller, taking a cue from the coins then in circulation.

  • 1786-maris-24-q-nj-copper-lead
    US Coins Nov 11, 2016, 4 AM

    1786 Maris 24-Q New Jersey copper star of sale

    Looking back at the latest Colo­nial Coin Collectors Club con­vention, a can’t miss event for enthusiasts of America’s pre-federal coinage.

  • 1787-new-jersey-copper-lead
    US Coins Oct 8, 2016, 4 AM

    Striking characteristics of early copper coins vary

    Colonial coins won't form a collection of perfect, lustrous gems, but their flaws sure reveal a great story about how they got here.

  • willow-tree-shilling-lead
    US Coins Sep 10, 2016, 6 AM

    Colonial New England's Tree coinage, explained

    The attraction that brings tourists to New England in the fall also appears on the longest-running series of coins struck in colonial New England: trees.

  • 1773-gold-guinea-stacks-lead
    World Coins Aug 8, 2016, 10 AM

    Power of the English gold guinea in Colonial America

    North America's powerful 18th century economy brought in the world's gold coins. Worn pre-1776 English guineas may have seen an American pocket or two.

  • vermont-obverse-lead
    US Coins Jul 8, 2016, 4 AM

    Colonial coin redesign often unexplained: Kraljevich

    Changes in the designs of coins and paper currency are well-chronicled today, but not much was written to explain some Colonial coinage changes.

  • 2007_abigail-adams-unc-lead
    US Coins Jun 10, 2016, 6 AM

    Remember the ladies Abigail Adams credo: Kraljevich

    Close your eyes and imagine a coin that circulated in pre-Federal America. Now picture the coins in the hands of a person preparing to spend it.

  • treat-of-easton-quaker-lead
    US Coins May 9, 2016, 5 AM

    Quaker medal captures Colonial struggles

    The 1757 Quaker peace medal was presented at the signing of the Treaty of Easton between the Quaker Party and Pennsylvania Indians, a policy change.

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