Coinage of 1721-1722 - French New World Issues

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British New World Issues

Sommer Islands (Bermuda)

Massachusetts

“New England” Coinage 1652

Willow Tree Coinage (1653-1660)

Oak Tree Coinage (1660-1667)

Pine Tree Coinage (1667-1682)

Maryland

Lord Baltimore Coinage

New Jersey

St. Patrick or Mark Newby Coinage

Coinage Authorized By British Royal Patent

American Plantation Coins

Coinage Of William Wood

Rosa Americana Coins

Virginia Half Pennies

1773 Virginia 1/2 P

Early American And Related Tokens

Elephant Tokens Circa 1672-1694

Carolina Elephant Tokens (Bolen Copy)

London Elephant Token

New England Elephant Tokens

(Undated) New Yorke In America Token

Gloucester Tokens

Higley or Granby Coppers

Hibernia-Voce Populi Coins

Pitt Tokens

Rhode Island Ship Medals

John Chalmers Issues

French New World Issues

Coinage of 1670

Billon Coinage of 1709-1760

Coinage of 1717-1720

Coinage of 1721-1722

French Colonies in General

Coinage of 1767

The edict of Louis XV dated 1921 authorized the 1721-1722 copper coinage for the colonies. Of the 534,000 struck only about 8,180 where used in circulation because the colonists didn't like copper coins. In 1726 the rest of the coins where sent back to France.

1721-b (Rouen)................$200

1721-h (La Rochelle)........$100

1722-H............................$100

1722-H, 2 Over 1..............$175