One of the most vaguely defined areas of American numismatics is that of Colonial Coinage. For starters, the time frame that defines these Colonial Coins is mostly undefined, and different people have different opinions. Some consider all the pieces that were struck in the United States from the 17th century until the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Some add world coins which circulated in the colonies; others add pieces struck up to the early 19th century but which are still related to the colonial period. A true definition does not exist, which makes the collecting of Colonial Coins an exciting specialty which every collector fills in personally.
Whatever ones definition is of colonial coinage, it can roughly be divided into multiple groups. The first are coins which were struck in the colonies and circulated there. There are pieces which were struck in Europe but intended for circulation in the colonies of America. Add to that a whole array of world coins (mostly European) from the 16th century and later which are known to have circulated in the United States. Finally, the scene of Colonial Coins is completed with coins and tokens which historically have been linked to colonial America. Some of these, however, have absolutely nothing to do with this interesting period of history and are purely collected alongside the true Colonial Coins because of numismatic tradition.
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1776 Great Britain Guinea, KM-604, NGC AU55. This British guinea is dated 1776, the year America declared its independence. The coin shows some luster in protected...More >>>
1787 Massachusetts Cent Horned Eagle, PCGS VF35 CAC. This State of 1787 Massachusetts Cent is uniformly chocolate brown on both sides. Although circulated, the strike... More >>>
1787 New Jersey Copper NGC F15 BN CAC. Large Planchet, Plain Shield. This historic, colonial coin has sufficient detail to warrant a CAC sticker, placing it in the high end...More >>>
1787 New Jersey Copper NGC VF20 BN (Small Planchet, Plain Shield). This New Jersey 1787 New Jersey Copper shows light brown devices with darker fields...More >>>
1787 New Jersey (1787 New Jersey Copper) Outlined Shield, NGC VF25BN. This colonial 1787 New Jersey Copper shows sufficient detail to warrant the grade...More >>>
1788 Massachusetts Cent, With Period, PCGS F12 CAC. This privately minted 1788 Massachusetts Cent for the state of Massachusetts is chocolate brown with the fields...More >>>
1788 New Jersey (1788 New Jersey Copper), Head Right, NGC VG10 BN. This uniformly chocolate brown 1788 New Jersey Copper has a strong reverse strike, which clearly...More >>>
2001 Restrike of the 1781 Libertas Americana medal comemorating America's Independence in 1776. Modern Reproduction. Gold. NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo....More >>>
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