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The Boston Mint and the First Colonial Coins
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The Boston Mint and the First Colonial Coins
By Tyler Rossi – Updated and reformatted by CoinWeek, March 2026 Why the Massachusetts Bay Colony Began Striking Its Own Coins in 1652 How did the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a trade-based outpost of England’s vast maritime empire, become the first authority to strike hard currency in North America? The answer lies in politics, economics, religion, and necessity. Moreover, it reveals how money itself shaped early American state-building. Coinage …
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