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Word for the Wise : Mint
Supposedly, it was on this date in 1652 that the first mint ever was established (somewhat illicitly) in the colonies. “Somewhat illicitly?” Well, for 30 years, every coin produced at the mint was dated 1652, in an effort to conceal the continuous mintage from the British authorities in London. Today we celebrate that early mint [...]
