Early date 1681 New York Penny Colonial Copper Cent Utrecht Mint Certificate of For Sale

Early date 1681 New York Penny Colonial Copper Cent Utrecht Mint Certificate of Authenticity

Dutch Colonial New York Penny
1681 Copper Cent Utrecht Mint

HENRY HUDSON DISCOVERED MANHATTAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1609 AND EXPLORED MAINE, CAPE COD AND SAILED SOME DISTANCE UP THE HUDSON RIVER, WHICH NOW BEARS HIS NAME. THE DUTCH WOULD LATER CLAIM THIS AREA AND ESTABLISH A COLONY AS NEW AMSTERDAM, THOUGH IT IS SAID THAT HUDSON HIMSELF GAVE THE NAME STATEN ISLAND (DUTCH: STAATEN EYLANDT) TO THAT PART OF WHAT IS NOW NEW YORK, IN HONOR OF THE STATES-GENERAL OR PARLIAMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS.

This coin is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity!

This amazing copper \"Duit\" coin was minted over 350 years ago and is similar to the ones used by the Dutch in the era when they bought the island of Manhattan (present-day New York City) for the equivalent of $24 in Dutch coins.
These were brought to the colonies by the Dutch when they settled in New Amsterdam , now New York. Because of that these are called New York pennies. This is an historical coin and it would make agreat addition to your collection.

Obverse: Obv: A decoration of four arches (quatrefoil) with the text CIV TRAIECT in two lines and below the date 1681.
City of Traiectum -Latin name of Utrecht.
Reverse: The city of Utrecht arms around decorated with lily shapes. In fifteen minutes left under a flame decoration.

Colonial New York Penny Utrecht Mint

In the 1600’s, the “Golden Age” of Dutch history, the Netherlands became a great sea and colonial power. This was due, in no small part, to the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindishche Compagnie, or VOC, in Dutch). The VOC was the first company in the world to issue stock, and by 1669, it had become the richest private company the world had ever seen, with over 150 merchant ships, 40 warships, 50,000 employees, and a private army of 10,000 soldiers. The VOC assumed many of the functions of the government of the Netherlands, including minting coins, which circulated wherever the Dutch settled or traded.

Manhattan was discovered in 1609 (believe it or not, on September 11, 1609) by Henry Hudson, commander of the VOC ship, the Half Moon. The province of New Netherland (which later became the State of New York) was created in 1624. Its capital was New Amsterdam, which lay on the southern tip of Manhattan— “purchased” from the Indians by Peter Minuit for $24 in trade goods. Of course, the Indians had no concept of land ownership, and only later discovered what the Dutch had in mind when they were handing out trinkets. Because the Dutch were instrumental in the early development of New York, Dutch coinage joined the Spanish, Portuguese, and British coins that were used for daily transactions all over the American colonies. One of the coins used in old New York was the copper duit, now popularly known as the “original New York penny.”

These coins are all in Very Fine condition for the type, with nice clear dates ranging from the 1630’s to the 1790’s, which makes them all over 350 years old. This is a terrific opportunity to acquire some interesting examples of an important early American colonial coin type— at an extremely low price.

Republic of the 7 Provinces (1581-1795 AD) Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden / Zeven Provinciën

The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (or \"of the Seven United Low Countries\") ; also Dutch Republic or United Provinces in short, Belgica Foederata in Latin) was a European republic between 1581 and 1795, in the same location as the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is the successor state.

1.Frisia 2. Gelre3. Holland 4. Overijssel 5. Groningen 6.Utrecht 7. Zealand

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