1688 MINT DOCUMENT OFFERED IN HOLABIRD SALE Pubblico Deposited
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1688 MINT DOCUMENT OFFERED IN HOLABIRD SALE
Lot 528 in the December 11, 2003 sale of Holabird
Associates is an early document related to the establishment
of a mint in the American colonies. From the catalog:"U. S. Mint Related Document from the American Colonies to
the King of England, June, 1688. Includes the first proposal
for the construction of a Mint on American soil. Series of three
documents from the Edmund Andros Estate regarding a
Proposal to His Majesty offered by the petitioners and their
associates unto the committee appointed by His Majesty.
These four documents trace one of the first, if not the first,
proposal to the King for mineral rights in the American
Colonies. The four documents are dated June to August, 1688.
Edmund Andros was Governor of New York 1674-1681 and
Governor of the American Colonies 1686-1689. "See the online catalog for more information:
http://www.holabird.org/The sale also includes a Carson City mint reverse die.
(Half Dollar Reverse Die, c.1870-78, lot 623)- 2003-11-30
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