A Time for Change in the Colonies
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Colonial Change
Item # 006953 
2pc Set featuring a Duit & Double Stuiver 
Price: $39.95
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Product:
 Duit
Country:
 Netherlands
Date:
 1700s
Metal:
 Copper
Denomination:
 Duit  
Diameter:
 21 mm
Condition:
 Circulated
Obverse:
 VOC and date
Reverse:
 Name of the issuing province
Product:
 Double Stuiver
Country:
 Netherlands
Date:
 1700s
Metal:
 Silver
Denomination:
 Double Stuiver  
Diameter:
 19 mm
Condition:
 Circulated
Obverse:
 Coat of Arms
Reverse:
 Coat of Arms
Before the Revolution, the emerging United States of America had no coins of its own. Everyone used whatever coins they had available to them at the time. While English, French and Spanish coins were found in everyday use, it was Dutch coinage that was the most prevalent in New Amsterdam—later renamed “New York” by the English. These were considered official legal tender there until 1857. The Duit came to be called the “New York Penny.” The silver Double Stuiver was worth 16 Duits and had considerable buying power in the day. Each features a unique coat of arms of the Dutch province from which it came. Struck over 200 years ago, these coins were used before the Revolution. Order your silver and copper 2-coin set of colonial change today!