The original New York penny? 0

[Nicholas Error Hunter]

Hello friends I came across this penny in an estate sale anyone have an idea on the value or if it is in fact the original New York penny? Date 1737. One of the oldest pennies I've ever come across. Sorry about the bad pictures my digital microscope is not working 😥

 

[Just Bob]

Looks like a Netherlands East Indies Duit. As old as it is, those apparently aren't very valuable.

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[Nicholas Error Hunter]

Wow that is surprising seeing how it's over 200 years old.

 

[JKK]

It's one reason I love world coin collecting. You can find some very old stuff for reasonable prices. The key is demand: there aren't that many of us, relatively speaking. Late Roman imperial bronzes in decent shape typically retail for $10-15, for that matter. If you're up to your rear end in loose cash, think about working on an uncirculated set of Indian head pennies. If you aren't, well, that's why it's fun to be able to get really cool, very old stuff for very reasonable prices.

[Conder101]

And while they are often advertised as "New York Pennies" they have absolutly nothing to do with New York.  People try and connect them with New York because they a Dutch pieces, and th Dutch first settled New York, but the English drove the Dutch out of New York 50 years before they ever started striking these coins.  These Dutch East Indies coins were for use on the other side of the world in what became Indonesia.  They also confuse Dutch East Indies, with Dutch WEST Indies which were the Dutch possessions in the Carribbean. New York is not in the Caribbean.