The silver threepence was made in Boston just ... the coin’s $2.52 million sale price set a new world record for an American coin made before the American Revolution. (The previous record ...
Although the coin is only about the size of a nickel and has a silver value of just $1.03 on today’s market, its age and ties to American history have made it the most expensive non-gold US coin ...
An American silver coin from before the American Revolution ... decimating the previous record. The threepence coin was made in 1652 in Boston, mere weeks after the first mint was set up in ...