FREE: 1790 VOC DUIT **COLONIAL AMERICA COIN - NEW YORK**

The listing, 1790 VOC DUIT **COLONIAL AMERICA COIN - NEW YORK** has ended.

You will receive these 1 authentic high quality coin: IT COMES WITH A PRINTED HISTORY!


1790 DUIT -About the size of a modern US Nickel and carried the value of 1 cent.

Front: V.O.C. dated 1790 with a STAR above
Back: 2 Lions facing a shield with a large crown directly above.

Quality: High, very very detailed, very little wear .., very raised features.

Size: About the size of a modern US Quarter.

Metal: Copper


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Here is the History;

When Manhattan was settled by the Dutch, there was no national mint, so colonists circulated the copper "Duit," the standard coin denomination in Holland now widely renowned as the original "penny." Also called the "New York Penny".

The copper coin issued by the Dutch East India Company, was frequently used in circulation as a cent, earning it the title of "New York's First Cent." The Dutch negotiated with the Shinnecock Indians to buy the entire island of Manhattan for the equivalent of a bag of 9,600 Duits!


Collectors seek these coins in excellent condition, and pay higher prices for better grade coins.