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To: Erik Goldstein <Rwfcaptlt@aol.com>, John Brooke <brooke.10@osu.edu> Cc: john.saillant@wmich.edu X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Original-recipient: rfc822;saillant@vmh.cc.wmich.edu On October 8, 2003, the Associated Press carried a story about a "351-year-old coin, one of the first ever minted in colonial America," being found in Britain. The "silver coin is about the size of a penny with "NE" for New England stamped on one side and "VI" on the other. It is one of only nine New England silver sixpences known to exist, all minted in Boston in 1652." The story is copyrighted, so I hesitate to copy it in its entirety here. I'm sure those interested in it can find more details. John Saillant Western Michigan University
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