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

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

Will come with a printed history. If you are new to collecting these Colonial Duits, then I suggest starting with a 1790.

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

Quality: Some wear & some debris present

A DOUBLE DUIT carried the value of 2 cents.

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!