(1) 1726-1794 DUTCH VOC COPPER DUIT Ship Coin East India Co. 1ST New York Penny

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DUTCH VOC COPPER DUIT<br>"NEW YORK PENNY"<br>East India Company Spice Trade Coin<br>you get 1 example from 1726-1794<br>CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC<br>YOU GET ONE<br>specimen in condition similar<br>to the examples shown in the photos.<br>A "must have" affordable coin for any collection.<br>COMES IN FOLDER WITH CERTIFICATE<br>PERFECT GIFT!<br>The Dutch East India Company, known by its initials VOC, began in<br>1602 to trade spices.  In 1609, Henry Hudson, while exploring for<br>VOC, discovered New York harbor and the Hudson River, resulting<br>in many Dutch settlements in the area.  By the 1700's, with its<br>sovereign powers, VOC exported goods and spices from a dozen<br>Asian countries, held territories, employed 36,000 people, built 1500 ships,<br>maintained a small army and navy, and minted currency.<br>This copper duit coin was minted by the VOC<br>for its colonies.  It is often referred to as the<br>"first New York Penny"<br>To fulfill a shortage of currency in its expanding territories, from 1726<br>to 1794, copper duits were struck at provincial mints in The Netherlands.<br>Coins showing the VOC monogram and the coats of arms of Holland,<br>West Friesland, Zeeland and Utrecht were minted for circulation in<br>The Dutch East Indies, India, Ceylon and Malacca.  This genuine VOC<br>duit originated in one of these four mints. In their day, these historical<br>coins traveled around the globe by tall ships and are still discovered<br>today in former Dutch colonies and at VOC shipwreck sites.<br>APPEARS TO BE RECOVERED<br>FROM A SHIPWRECK!<br>GUARANTEED GENUINE<br>Please note that we have more than one of these available.  We have included<br>photos of many different pieces to give you an idea of the coin you will<br>receive.  These are old coins that were recovered from a variety of<br>different locations, therefore<br>each one is unique and different.<br>Thank you!<br>please see our other listings for more great coins & treasures<br>WHEN YOU CLICK THIS LINK<br>Thank You!<br>