John Chalmers Issues - Early American and Related Tokens

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John Chalmers Issues

A silversmith, named John Chalmers, struck a series of silver coins at Annapolis in 1783. They where all date 1783 and in the denominations of threepence, sixpence and shilling with different varities of the same design and in completely different designs. They where issued because people refused to accept the underweight cut Spanish coins, or "bits".

1783 Threepence............................................ $1,750

1783 Sixpence, Small Date............................... $2,800

1783 Sixpence, Large Date............................... $2,600

1783 Shilling, Birds, Long Worm (illustrated).......$1,400

1783 Shilling, Birds, Short Worm.......................$1,400

1783 Shilling, Rings..........................................VF $175,000