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The New England Quarterly, 2014

The Massachusetts mint of 1652-82 was a remarkably bold expression of colonial sovereignty. As a ... more The Massachusetts mint of 1652-82 was a remarkably bold expression of colonial sovereignty. As a restored monarchy sought to wrest control of the Boston coinage after 1660, pragmatic moderates within the colony simultaneously sought to overpower the radical faction that, in clinging to the Bay shilling, demonstrated its dangerous pretensions to independence.

The New England Quarterly, 2014

The Massachusetts mint of 1652-82 was a remarkably bold expression of colonial sovereignty. As a ... more The Massachusetts mint of 1652-82 was a remarkably bold expression of colonial sovereignty. As a restored monarchy sought to wrest control of the Boston coinage after 1660, pragmatic moderates within the colony simultaneously sought to overpower the radical faction that, in clinging to the Bay shilling, demonstrated its dangerous pretensions to independence.

Atlantic History

Currency is among the most contested phenomena in economic history. Its tentacles extend well bey... more Currency is among the most contested phenomena in economic history. Its tentacles extend well beyond the economic realm, influencing politics, war, and society. The reasons are several. Money, for one, is often the most coveted item in a trading community. Men and women, whether for good or for ill, understand that money is a vehicle to acquire things they need or desire: wealth, power, status, influence, or, in many or most cases, a plain and humble state of economic competency. Beyond individual aspirations, however, money serves many other purposes. It facilitates and makes possible economic exchange. Indeed, trade without money would prove so unbearably difficult in a complex marketplace that it would almost invariably result in a collapse of most trade. Finally, and of near or equal importance to its economic function, money and credit finance state action—most notably warfare, but also all other activities undertaken by government. Atlantic currencies, in particular, changed i...

... Edited and translated by Corinna Dally-Starna and William A. Starna. (2 vols., Lincoln: Unive... more ... Edited and translated by Corinna Dally-Starna and William A. Starna. (2 vols., Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2009. ... In translating, Corinna Dally-Starna made the decision not to translate diminutives (she replaces them with a superscripted “d”), interrupting the narrative. ...

Oxford Bibliographies, 2020

Annotated bibliography of early modern, Atlantic, and early American monetary history.

Established in 1652, the Massachusetts mint was the single greatest expression of de facto sovere... more Established in 1652, the Massachusetts mint was the single greatest expression of de facto sovereignty among the English colonies in the latter half of the seventeenth century, symbolizing the contested relationship between the Crown and New England.

The New England Quarterly, 2014

The Massachusetts mint of 1652-82 was a remarkably bold expression of colonial sovereignty. As a ... more The Massachusetts mint of 1652-82 was a remarkably bold expression of colonial sovereignty. As a restored monarchy sought to wrest control of the Boston coinage after 1660, pragmatic moderates within the colony simultaneously sought to overpower the radical faction that, in clinging to the Bay shilling, demonstrated its dangerous pretensions to independence.

The New England Quarterly, 2014

The Massachusetts mint of 1652-82 was a remarkably bold expression of colonial sovereignty. As a ... more The Massachusetts mint of 1652-82 was a remarkably bold expression of colonial sovereignty. As a restored monarchy sought to wrest control of the Boston coinage after 1660, pragmatic moderates within the colony simultaneously sought to overpower the radical faction that, in clinging to the Bay shilling, demonstrated its dangerous pretensions to independence.

Atlantic History

Currency is among the most contested phenomena in economic history. Its tentacles extend well bey... more Currency is among the most contested phenomena in economic history. Its tentacles extend well beyond the economic realm, influencing politics, war, and society. The reasons are several. Money, for one, is often the most coveted item in a trading community. Men and women, whether for good or for ill, understand that money is a vehicle to acquire things they need or desire: wealth, power, status, influence, or, in many or most cases, a plain and humble state of economic competency. Beyond individual aspirations, however, money serves many other purposes. It facilitates and makes possible economic exchange. Indeed, trade without money would prove so unbearably difficult in a complex marketplace that it would almost invariably result in a collapse of most trade. Finally, and of near or equal importance to its economic function, money and credit finance state action—most notably warfare, but also all other activities undertaken by government. Atlantic currencies, in particular, changed i...

... Edited and translated by Corinna Dally-Starna and William A. Starna. (2 vols., Lincoln: Unive... more ... Edited and translated by Corinna Dally-Starna and William A. Starna. (2 vols., Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2009. ... In translating, Corinna Dally-Starna made the decision not to translate diminutives (she replaces them with a superscripted “d”), interrupting the narrative. ...

Oxford Bibliographies, 2020

Annotated bibliography of early modern, Atlantic, and early American monetary history.

Established in 1652, the Massachusetts mint was the single greatest expression of de facto sovere... more Established in 1652, the Massachusetts mint was the single greatest expression of de facto sovereignty among the English colonies in the latter half of the seventeenth century, symbolizing the contested relationship between the Crown and New England.