1652 Colonial Coinage - Shilling, 3 and 6 Pence - Reference Book(s)?

STONE

Howdy all,

Can someone recommend a reference book with detailed information for 1652 dated colonial coinage?

Thanks in advance


Edited to add: Any other historical information on where these were made, by whom, etc.?

CoinRaritiesOnline

You could start here.

STONE

Thanks John, that's a great start

DaveG

This is probably a good choice: The Silver Coins of Massachusetts

You might also ask these guys: Colonial Coin Collectors Club

novacaesarea

Hi STONE,

ANS studies on NEs, Willow and Pine trees by Sydney Noe (see Charlie Davis), Salmon on Mass Silver (the ANS), Ford XII (its around maybe Fred Lake), Haynes Mass Silver (a few years before Ford, try Bryce Brown) but good and available, The Stearns Sale by Mayflower. They are around, I have a few dupes if you really cant find one (e-mail me privately), Wurtzbach Plates (About $700 minimum, each Kolbe&Fanning Sales seems to have one. And finally Crosby and Breen, There are also Lou Jordan's "Massachusetts Mint) (sp) from C-4 and and the historic work on John Hull and the Hudson Bay Colony available through Stacks (sp. and exact title again).

That will keep you busy for a while.

Best,

nova caesarea

Analyst

Stone: <<Any other historical information on where these were made, by whom, etc.? >>

I cover much material about NE type MA Silver in my current article, which would take much less time to read than some of the sources cited in this thead.

DaveG: <<This is probably a good choice: The Silver Coins of Massachusetts>>

Yes, Chris Salmon's book is recommended. Also, Dr. Salmon helped me prepare my current article and remarks my conversations with him are cited.

novacaesarea: <<.. Lou Jordan's ...>>

A large portion of Louis Jordan's research regarding John Hull and the mint in colonial MA has been published on the University of Notre Dame website. Indeed, one page alone about John Hull has more than 90,000 words. Jordan deserves a great deal of praise for making a wealth of information about colonial coins, including some of his own original research, available for free via the Internet.

The First Coins Struck in The Original Thirteen Colonies: Massachusetts (‘NE’) Silver of 1652

The Fabulous Eric P. Newman Collection, part 11: Auction Results for pre-1793 coins, patterns and tokens

Mission16

Aw, man! This thread is getting my colonial itch started again!

DaveWcoins

Some really good advice here.

If you only want 1 book though, Chris Salmon's book is the way to go.