(1) 1726-1794 DUTCH VOC COPPER DUIT Ship Coin East India Co. 1ST New York Penny

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$5.25 (-40%)

740

  • Restocking Fee: 20%
  • Certification: YES
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  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands

    • DUTCH VOC COPPER DUIT
    “NEW YORK PENNY”
    East India Company Spice Trade Coin
    you get 1 example from 1726-1794
    CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC
    YOU GET ONE
    specimen in condition similar
    to the examples shown in the photos.
    A “must have” affordable coin for any collection.
    COMES IN FOLDER WITH CERTIFICATE
    PERFECT GIFT!
    The Dutch East India Company, known by its initials VOC, began in
    1602 to trade spices.  In 1609, Henry Hudson, while exploring for
    VOC, discovered New York harbor and the Hudson River, resulting
    in many Dutch settlements in the area.  By the 1700’s, with its
    sovereign powers, VOC exported goods and spices from a dozen
    Asian countries, held territories, employed 36,000 people, built 1500 ships,
    maintained a small army and navy, and minted currency.
    This copper duit coin was minted by the VOC
    for its colonies.  It is often referred to as the
    “first New York Penny”
    To fulfill a shortage of currency in its expanding territories, from 1726
    to 1794, copper duits were struck at provincial mints in The Netherlands.
    Coins showing the VOC monogram and the coats of arms of Holland,
    West Friesland, Zeeland and Utrecht were minted for circulation in
    The Dutch East Indies, India, Ceylon and Malacca.  This genuine VOC
    duit originated in one of these four mints. In their day, these historical
    coins traveled around the globe by tall ships and are still discovered
    today in former Dutch colonies and at VOC shipwreck sites.
    APPEARS TO BE RECOVERED
    FROM A SHIPWRECK!
    GUARANTEED GENUINE
    Please note that we have more than one of these available.  We have included
    photos of many different pieces to give you an idea of the coin you will
    receive.  These are old coins that were recovered from a variety of
    different locations, therefore
    each one is unique and different.
    Thank you!
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