About Foreign Coins in the American Colonies
Money had a rich history in America prior to the advent of the United States’ national coinage. When coins tumbled off the presses from the first Philadelphia Mint in 1793 the country was much more accustomed to coins from other lands. Prior to 1652 there was no local coinage and the only money in circulation was whatever came here from Europe through trade or travel. People were content to use currency, both old and new, whose value was based more on the metal content than on the issuer’s reliability. Foreign money in America during the colonial period had become so embedded that it continued to be accepted as legal tender until discontinued by the Coinage Act of February 21, 1857. Coins of this era are so fundamental to American numismatics that every collection should include at least a sampling.
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Spanish-American Coinage of the New World | |
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Milled Coinage, Pillar Type | |
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Milled Coinage, Bust Type | |
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Typical World Coinage Used in Colonial America | |
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French Coinage of King Louis XV and XVI | |
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British Coinage of King Charles I to George III | |
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