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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ColonialDave, post: 1753805, member: 56493&quot;]Hi Ripley,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I haven&#039;t seen much evidence of the Dutch VOC coins being found in the United States. With my online search, I did find a mention of a metal detectorist unearthing a 1752 VOC Duit in North Carolina.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><u>1752 VOC Duit found in North Carolina.</u></b> Links:</p><p><a href="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/190811-metal-detecting-my-first-1700-s-penny.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/190811-metal-detecting-my-first-1700-s-penny.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/190811-metal-detecting-my-first-1700-s-penny.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and a video of the VOC coin being found:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[media=youtube]s2LlDvSNpAc[/media]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>-Here is some other links regarding a couple of Non-VOC Duits being found in the United States by metal detectorists:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><u>1783 Utrecht Duit found on a beach in New Jersey</u>.</b> Link:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/265536-1783-new-york-penny-dutch-duit.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/265536-1783-new-york-penny-dutch-duit.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/265536-1783-new-york-penny-dutch-duit.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><u>1667 or &#039;87 Utrecht Duit found in mid-Hudson Valley area of upstate New York.</u></b> Link:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/177655-1600-s-dutch-coin-early-american-site.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/177655-1600-s-dutch-coin-early-american-site.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/177655-1600-s-dutch-coin-early-american-site.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>-As far as Dutch coins go, the only other mention I can find is the Castine Hoard that was found in Castine, Maine. Among the Dutch coins represented in the hoard was a <b>1641 Lion Dollar</b> and a <b>1682 Three Guilders</b>. Link:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>More about the Castine Hoard:</p><p><a href="http://www.wilsonmuseum.org/bulletins/summer2003.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wilsonmuseum.org/bulletins/summer2003.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wilsonmuseum.org/bulletins/summer2003.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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