John Hull, the Mint and the Economics of Massachusetts Coinage

by Louis Jordan

Three hundred and fifty years ago, on September 1, 1652, John Hull and Robert Sanderson officially opened the Massachusetts Bay Mint in Boston, issuing the first coins produced in what is now the United States. The initial issue consisted of simple round planchets with NE punched on the obverse and the denomination on the reverse. These silver coins are highly prized by collectors, as can be seen in the prices realized from Stack's auction of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584652926
• ISBN13: 9781584652922
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.9" x 11.4"