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New England threepence

New England threepence Silver

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    Silver by John Hull and Robert Sanderson, 1652

    19 mm x 21 mm; 1.1 g

    Hull's Mint, "The Great Street" [i.e. Washington St.]. General Court, Massachusetts Bay. [1652]

    Coins 003


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    [ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

    By an act of 26-27 May 1652, the Massachusetts General Court established a mint in Boston, trespassing upon the Crown's prerogative to mint coins. These small coins represent New England's growing sense of identity as separate from the mother country and its determination to regulate its own economy without British interference.