Maryland Coins
Base
About This Coin
Authorized by Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore and Proprietor of the Colony of Maryland, these silver coins are among the earliest colonial American coinages. Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, had shillings, sixpences and fourpences (groats) made in England for Maryland some time before October 1659, with his bust on the obverse and his crowned arms on the reverse. The silver was of sterling fineness, but each coin weighed about three quarters of its English counterpart. A Maryland law of April 12, 1662 required householders to exchange tobacco for the new money, and the few copper pennies are thought to be patterns.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(6)
(1659) Lord Baltimore Maryland Fourpence
(1659) Lord Baltimore Maryland Penny
(1659) Lord Baltimore Maryland Shilling
(1659) Lord Baltimore Maryland Shilling - Copper
(1659) Lord Baltimore Maryland Sixpence
(1659) Lord Baltimore Maryland Sixpence - MVLTILICAMINI
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