Anybody have any idea what this is and what it's worth. I figure it's a non-US coin - but just don't know. Darn thing is pretty corroded though. A lady sold me a box of old coins sight unseen and this was one of them. Lots of corrosion though - not taken care of. Still - anything 1790 has got to be interesting right? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Esky
It's a Dutch East India Company copper duit. Lots of history, but minimal value...maybe $5 - $6 in that condition. Still, a cool coin/token! :smile
Also know as a New York VOC. These coins saw a lot of use around NYC area in the Colonial ERA of the United States. Although that one if a latter date 1790. It more then likly held a circulation monetary value in that area of the united states even at that late of a year for some time there after. Nice find.
You know, as I look at the coins I bought from that lady - it looks clear to me they're from a WWII soldier. My grandfather was in China during WWII and brought home coins - but they were all Chinese - he never made it to Europe - but very similar kind of keep. These coins - France, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Denmark are all very old - Geez as I think about it - this soldier may have been a 101st Screaming Eagle - I'm going to get the guy's name and do some homework. Find out officially if he was a Screaming Eagle or not. If he was - I may have just hit the jackpot in terms of writing an article for 'Coinage' or 'Coin World' ... The soldier - coin collector of a famous unit like that. Call me stupid, but I think there is one heck of a good article to read out of something like that (and then the pictures! That's where the money is) if indeed it turns out to be so. Esky
that coin Thats a VOC Druit( VOC being the Logo of the Amsterdam chamber of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally "United East Indian Company). That the worlds first multi-national company with governmental powers (it could mint coins as part of its powers. The coin shown above was used for settling international trade debts - so they'd use those to pay debts to spice sellers in india and asia for example. There were other coins which they introduced for civilian use, so those could either be exchanged for regular money or used to purchase guns etc, if permitted. They're not worth much surprisingly - but thats cause they're fairly common - people still dig them up from sunken ships and buried chests etc, I have one in the exact same condition and only paid $10 AUD or so - a damn cool addition to the collection though. Especially since I'm working on my dutch additions now.
VOC stands for the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, or United East Indian Company, the Dutch trade company which ran the Dutch colonies in Asia, South Africa and the Indian Ocean. The coins they issued were primarily for use in the Dutch East Indies
They get listed that way a lot on eBay, but these coins were actually issued and used in the area around Indonesia on the other side of the world from New York. While some may have made their way their it was a very small number compared to the number made. What confuses people is that these coins were made for the Dutch EAST Indies while New York and the Dutch possessions in the Carribean were the Dutch WEST Indies. Lots of people know that New York was originally part of the "Dutch Indies" and they don't know about their possessions on the other side of the world So they find out these are "Dutch Indies" coins and say "Oh these were for New York!" Most of these coins are from the 1770's to the 1790's, but the Dutch lost control of New York in 1674 almost 100 years before these coins were struck. They have no connection to New York at all.
Does anyone know anything about this 1790 coin? I found this coin over 20 years ago outside a bank and I have no idea where this coin is from, it's history and if there is any value to it?
