Shilling, ca. 1667–ca. 1682, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 1 3/16 in., 4.68 Grams (3 cm, 3 dwt), Silver, John Hull (1624–1683), Robert Sanderson Sr. (ca. 1608–1693), In 1652 John Hull and Robert Sanderson were appointed mint masters for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Established in response to a chronic shortage of hard currency and the need for a reliable and efficient medium of exchange, the mint was operated by Hull and Sanderson for thirty years
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Shilling, ca, 1667–ca, 1682, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 1 3/16, 4.68 Grams, 3 cm, dwt, John Hull, 1624–1683, Robert Sanderson Sr., ca., 1608–1693, 1652, John, Hull, Sanderson, appointed mint, masters, Massachusetts Bay, Colony, Established, response, chronic shortage, hard currency, need, reliable, efficient medium, exchange, mint, operated, Sanderson, thirty years
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