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From: Ray Williams <njraywms@optonline.net>
Subject: Rambling on history
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With some of my side interests in numismatics, I've become more involve=
d with studying our colonial history. Being that most of the East Coast we=
re British colonies for much of their existence, we tend to look at history=
with an English perspective. We think of Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims, =
Jamestown & Williamsburg... All of which were important times in our histo=
ry - don't get me wrong. BUT, we also had a New Amsterdam, New France, New=
Sweden and North American Spanish Colonies. There are other settlements I=
didn't mention. All of these emigrating cultures also brought with them t=
heir economics and coins. The Spanish were in St Augustine decades before =
anyone dreamed of a Jamestown. In present day South Carolina, at the appro=
ximate location of the golf green at the Marine Base at Parris Island, ther=
e was a Spanish settlement established in 1566! And there have been numism=
atic finds. The settlement of New Sweden coincided almost exactly with the=
reign of Queen Christina until the Dutch from New Amsterdam took it over. =
I wonder if it would have lasted longer had there been a king on the thron=
e. But no matter... the British would have taken it eventually any way. =
=20
Where am I going with this? I don't know! We all have our main areas =
of collecting, and mine is NJ Coppers by die variety. But having a few sid=
e areas of interest just keeps the hobby fresh for me while waiting for tha=
t needed (and affordable) NJ die variety. Consider getting a Lion Daalder,=
the money of New Amsterdam, for under $200. How about a few Spanish coins=
that were the mainstay of our colonial commerce? How about a few counterf=
eit British Halfpence that had such an affect on our early economy - you ca=
n get some generic 1775 examples at a very inexpensive cost.=20=20
But this is just me. This is how I have fun. As long as you're having=
fun, keep going. If your fun level is diminishing, try dabbling in anothe=
r colonial area that looks interesting.
Back to work (no fun!)
Ray
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<DIV> <FONT size=2 face=Arial>With some of my side
interests in numismatics, I've become more involved with studying our colonial
history. Being that most of the East Coast were British colonies for much
of their existence, we tend to look at history with an English
perspective. We think of Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims, Jamestown &
Williamsburg... All of which were important times in our history - don't
get me wrong. BUT, we also had a New Amsterdam, New France, New Sweden and
North American Spanish Colonies. There are other settlements I didn't
mention. All of these emigrating cultures also brought with them their
economics and coins. The Spanish were in St Augustine decades before
anyone dreamed of a Jamestown. In present day South Carolina, at the
approximate location of the golf green at the Marine Base at Parris Island,
there was a Spanish settlement established in 1566! And there have been
numismatic finds. The settlement of New Sweden coincided almost exactly
with the reign of Queen Christina until the Dutch from New Amsterdam took it
over. I wonder if it would have lasted longer had there been a king on the
throne. But no matter... the British would have taken it eventually
any way. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> <FONT size=2 face=Arial>Where am I going with
this? I don't know! We all have our main areas of collecting, and
mine is NJ Coppers by die variety. But having a few side areas of interest
just keeps the hobby fresh for me while waiting for that needed (and affordable)
NJ die variety. Consider getting a Lion Daalder, the money of New
Amsterdam, for under $200. How about a few Spanish coins that were the
mainstay of our colonial commerce? How about a few counterfeit British
Halfpence that had such an affect on our early economy - you can get some
generic 1775 examples at a very inexpensive cost. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> <FONT size=2 face=Arial>But this is just me.
This is how I have fun. As long as you're having fun, keep going. If
your fun level is diminishing, try dabbling in another colonial area that looks
interesting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Back to work (no fun!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ray</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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