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    Coins of the Hessians in the American Revolution

    Here is another source about Hessian and their coins, but it doesn't say specifically what type of thalers these were (presumably pre 1776 Hesse...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: World Coins
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    Coins of the Hessians in the American Revolution

    Here are some sources that I have found in my online research which mention Hessian coins that were found at various Colonial Revolutionary War...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 29, 2014 in forum: World Coins
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    Coins of the Hessians in the American Revolution

    For some odd reason back on the 4th of July, I started thinking about the German "Hessian" mercenary troops, with their unusual cone shaped brass...
    Thread by: ColonialDave, Jul 29, 2014, 29 replies, in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Lastly (for now), a link to Louis Jordan's "Coins of Colonial and Early America" Notre Dame site. Link:...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here some colonial era coin exchange tables that I am sure some of you have seen before from almanacs listing various world coins, including the...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here is a link of some of the coins found at the Jamestown settlement in Virginia. Some of the coins found were English Sixpences of Queen...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here is a link to a New York Times article from August 31, 1921 regarding an Irish 1782 Half Penny of King George III found at the site of Fort...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here is a link to a book online regarding archaeological excavations of Dutch Colonial sites in New York. On the cover of the book is a 1618 2...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here are a couple of links showing artifacts from several Native American sites in Texas where coins were found. Links: - A 1738 Spanish...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here is a link regarding the excavation of the site of Fort St. Louis near Inez, Texas established by Robert Cavelier de La Salle in 1685. Some...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here is a NPS link to a French billion Douzains aux croissants coin of Henry II (1547-1559) found near Cape Canaveral, Florida and possibly...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here is another link of cut and holed Spanish Colonial coins found at an excavation of Davidson, Arkansas. Link:...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Here is a link to archaeological finds at the Los Adaes site near Natchitoches, Louisiana:...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 21, 2013 in forum: World Coins
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    Foreign Coins used in Colonial America

    Nice Portuguese gold Willieboyd. Here is an article I found while searching earlier about a not so nice and holed copper Portuguese-Brazilian...
    Post by: ColonialDave, Jul 20, 2013 in forum: World Coins