How Do You Grade Colonial Type Coins?

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macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 06/13/2012 11:21 pm I am looking to part this NY cent, but with my very limited experience, I am in need of help, fair value in selling? Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/13/2012 11:47 pm That coin has nothing to do with New York, VOC= Dutch East India Company which operated in Asia until the late 1700s. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/13/2012 11:50 pm This coin is a copper duit of the Dutch East India Company VOC: Vereenigde de Oost-Indische Compagnie. They circulated in the area of what was known as Batavia, most of which is now known as Indonesia. Technically, it is a milled coin, not a modern machine struck coin, and has similar but not the game grading requirements. With ancient coins, such things as the sharpness and evenness of strike, the centering of the strike on the flan, the quality of the flan, corrosion, as well as wear, contribute to the grading. These considerations play a minor part in the grading of milled coins, and a more major part in the grading of ancients. This coin would grade in about very Good condition. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 12:05 am Thanks Bio and Sel, I saw the same coins on ebay that listed this as NY cent, is it because it was circulated around there at that time period? Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36710 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 12:07 am The 5 pointed star at the top denotes the Utrecht Mint. I think you can usually pick these up in the $2-4 range for a VG. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36710 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 12:09 am Many of these old European coins circulated on the east coast and were brought in by sailors. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 12:25 am Thank IndianGoldEagle, I am going to put this on ebay soon. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 12:49 am The VOC duit should not be considered a European coin, it was only minted for use in colonial Asia and it was not legal tender in Europe or the Americas. There are a few unscrupulous sellers on ebay that try to capitalize on the colonial connection but they leave out they fact that VOC colonial operations were not in the Americas. Report this Post to the Staff
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