My guess would be the 1652 NE Shilling (although that coin was not dated) so far as the American series goes. That was first coin made in the English colonies. The Spanards date back to the mid 1500s.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
I've seen foreign gold coins that date back to the mid-1300s in PCGS holders. I believe the first coin anywhere that carried a date was a 1487 thaler... and I've seen one of those in a PCGS holder.
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