Rosa Americana Coins
Base
About This Coin
The Rosa Americana coins were struck under a royal patent granted to William Wood in 1722 to supply the British American colonies with copper money. On July 12, 1722 William Wood received a patent to coin 300 tons of money for the American colonies over 14 years. The Rosa Americana twopence, penny and halfpenny are dated 1722, 1723 and 1724 and show the laureate head of George I and a Tudor rose with ROSA AMERICANA UTILE DULCI; they were struck in Bath metal, a brass alloy, at 120 halfpence to the pound. The colonists would not take the light coins, and in 1722 Massachusetts issued small parchment notes partly to keep them out.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(24)
"1733" (Ca.1861) Twopence Rosa Americana Brass Robinson Copy
"1733" Twopence Rosa Americana Copper Robinson Copy
"1733" Twopence Rosa Americana Silver Robinson Copy
(1722) Twopence Rosa Americana - with Ribbon
(c. 1720) Medal Crowned Rose & Royal Arms
1720s Twopence Rosa Americana
1722 1/2 P Rosa Americana - D.G. REX
1722 1/2 P Rosa Americana - DEI GRATIA
1722 1/2 P Rosa Americana - VTILEDVLC
1722 Penny Rosa Americana - Copper Martin 2.29-A.2
1722 Penny Rosa Americana - GEORGIVS Copper
1722 Penny Rosa Americana - GEORGIVS/VTIL
1722 Penny Rosa Americana - UTILE
1722 Penny Rosa Americana - VTILEDVLC
1722 Twopence Rosa Americana
1722 Twopence Rosa-No Period after REX
1723 1/2P Rosa Americana - Crowned
1723 1/2P Rosa Americana - Uncrowned
1723 Penny Rosa Americana
1723 Twopence Rosa Americana
1723 Twopence Rosa Americana - Silvered
1724 Patt Twopence Rosa Americana
1724/3 1P Rosa Americana - Dei Gratia Silvered
1733 Patt Twopence Rosa Americana
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