An American silver coin from before the American Revolution that was recovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam sold for $2.52 million at an auction, decimating the previous record. The threepence ...

The History Seekers traveled to Virginia for an epic metal detecting adventure with King George and Ringmaster from NatGeo’s ...

“Since before the Civil War, collectors have regarded the 1652 New England threepence as the single-rarest American colonial coin. And for more than a century it’s been known as entirely ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A small silver coin that was struck in 17th century Boston just sold ...

“Since before the Civil War, collectors have regarded the 1652 New England threepence as the single-rarest American colonial coin,” Stephanie Sabin, Professional Coin Grading Service ...

Kole reports for the AP, Bailey first found the 17th century coin—which was minted in Yemen in 1693—in a fruit grove two years after he had unearthed a number of other colonial-era coins.

It was once popular to refer to a “currency revolution”, in which colonial coins and notes displaced indigenous currencies with the advent of imperial rule – and were later replaced by national ...