Numismatics Of Massachusetts

By Malcolm Storer

Book Overview

From the first crude New England shillings to the legendary Pine Tree pieces, the coinage of Massachusetts charts the birth of American money. Every coin tells a story. In Numismatics Of Massachusetts, Malcolm Storer offers a definitive historical coin study of Massachusetts coins and currency, uniting careful scholarship with a keen eye for detail. Combining the rigour of a numismatic reference book with the accessibility of a well-told history, it reads as both a Massachusetts coin catalog and a vivid survey of colonial Massachusetts history and early New England coins. Storer traces the evolution of Massachusetts colonial coinage, including the celebrated pine tree shillings history, within the wider landscape of colonial American numismatics and US historical coinage. Long recognised as a cornerstone reference for coin collectors and a trusted resource for historians, this work illuminates minting practices, legislative debates and the political tensions behind the small silver discs that underpinned trade and trust in a growing colony. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Republished with care, Numismatics Of Massachusetts invites both curious general readers and serious specialists to handle, on the page, the tangible evidence of a world being made in metal and meaning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354445365
• ISBN13: 9789354445361
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"