Shilling, ca. 1667–ca. 1682, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 1 3/16 in., Grams (3 cm, 3 dwt

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Shilling, ca. 1667–ca. 1682, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 1 3/16 in., 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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