A small silver coin that was struck in 17th century Boston just sold for $2.5 million dollars ... Two other examples of the 1652 New England shilling were also sold in this auction for $60,000 ...

One side of a silver threepence coin sold for $2.5 million, featuring an NE brand standing for New England. Stack's Bowers Galleries The coin was originally found in the Netherlands in 2016 ...

A nickel-sized coin comprising only $1.03 worth of silver just sold for $2,520,000 ... Hull Mint made within this period—including the shilling, the sixpence, and the threepence—the latter ...

The coin was part of the Frank Waley collection of hammered silver and milled gold. The shilling is an example of an 'obsidional' or 'emergency' coin, created by Royalist towns under siege during ...