1688 American Plantation Token Newman 4-E......newp Arrived!

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ambro51 Valued Member United States 179 Posts	Posted 10/18/2013 07:56 am Here's something you don't see everyday, and a nice first step into collecting this ancient and interesting series. Google will teach you a lot about these pieces, so I won't add this here. Suffice to say the series is composed of both original 1688 strikes from the Tower Mint in London, and a few varieties struck much later, 1828, in London by coin dealer Matthew Young. Overall the series has about 150-250 specimens in all grades and varieties extant. Oddly top weighted with MS (though frequently with problems) and very very few coins with general circulation wear. They were struck from Tin, probably the worst metal possible for coinage. It decays on its own under certain conditions and is way too soft. So what we see here is according to C4 specialist Dennis Wierzba an original strike of Newman 4-E. According to his research, originals and restrikes have two different reverse die orientations. Gently worn, with nice details and great eye appeal. This piece is rated R 5 with about fifty surviving, with original strikes far rarer than the restrikes of this variety Enjoy! . Report this Post to the Staff

solotime Pillar of the Community United States 2311 Posts	Posted 10/18/2013 11:29 am Looks pretty cool! Report this Post to the Staff
coinsandcoins32 Valued Member United States 159 Posts	Posted 10/18/2013 5:19 pm Very cool coin. I never knew these existed. Report this Post to the Staff
YoshiRules Pillar of the Community United States 602 Posts	Posted 10/18/2013 5:23 pm Tin? I thought aluminum was a bad metal for coins? Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 04:49 am Quote: Tin? I thought aluminum was a bad metal for coins? Quite true on both counts. But England was rather short of hard cash in the early 17th Century, and she did have quite a bit of tin. She was, in fact, Europe's major supplier of the metal and as such it had an intrinsic value suiting it to coinage. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 07:59 am Something like those Roman coins you hear of that were made of salt. A precious material, sure, but not the most practical for coinage. Edited by philadelphian 10/19/2013 08:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
ambro51 Valued Member United States 179 Posts	Posted 10/21/2013 07:56 am The tin farthings of the era proved very useful for ferry passage across the Thames. Regal tin coins had a square copper plug in the center, and a few AmPlants have been recovered from the mud that have been "modified" with a copper plug. American circulation of these pieces is still misunderstood, but some HAVE been recovered at Williamsburg. I've just learned a book on these is "in the works" Report this Post to the Staff
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