1726-1793 ICG First New York Penny Copper Duit

1726-1793 ICG First New York Penny Copper Duit 1726-1793 ICG First New York Penny Copper Duit This historic 1726-1793 Dutch East India Company Copper Duit is professionally certified by ICG as Genuine and is famously recognized as the First New York Penny. Struck in copper, these coins were produced by the VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) and widely circulated in the early American colonies, particularly in New Amsterdam (New York), due to a shortage of small change. The obverse features the iconic VOC monogram, while the reverse displays the crowned shield of the province of issuance. This specific example is housed in a modern ICG holder and represents a tangible piece of colonial American economic history, serving as one of the earliest forms of currency used in the developmen...