This page is dedicated for the Colonial Coin Collectors Club

C4s Focus and Purpose

The Colonial Coin Collectors Club was founded in 1993 to provide a forum for collectors of numismatic material related to the Early American era. This involves coins, tokens, currency, and medals. The exact time frame encompassed by colonial numismatics is open to debate. but is generally accepted to include the complete pre-federal period as well as some issues of the 1790s. The early George Washington coins, tokens and medals are considered colonial items 1w most, and some of these date to the first half of the nineteenth century.

The club provides a forum for people interested in this period. The aims of
the club are:
1- Increase the publics knowledge about colonial numismatics through meetings, conventions and its newsletter.
2- To promote the study of colonial numismatics and to help disseminate this information.
3- To cultivate fraternal collector relations.

For these purposes, the club will hold several meetings during the year in conjunction with major numismatic shows. The club is also in the process of establishing a colonial reference library and a colonial coin photo file. In addition. the C4 Newsletter is published quarterly.

Collecting Colonial Material

Collecting colonial numismatic material allows you to avoid the monotony of collecting regular U.S. Mint issue coins by variety or type. The number of different types and varieties is much greater. It also allows you the thrill of chasing many rare varieties which still remain surprisingly affordable compared to U.S. Mint coins of similar rarity. You can also enjoy comparing the wide variety in style and craftsmanship found. There is a special charm to the crudeness of some of the coins, as well as great beauty to be found in some of the tokens, medals, and currency designs of the period. And colonial numismatics also ties in very closely to the history of the period. You can learn about the colonial economy, about the relations between England and her colonies, and the relations between England ant the rest of Europe and America (Betts medals). Equally fascinating are the stories of entrepreneurs of the time like John Hull. William Wood, Dr. Samuel Higley. John Chalmers. James Jarvis. Gouvemeur Morris, Capt. Thomas Machim and the many businessmen and rogues that participated in the state coinage business during the Confederation period. In addition, there are the multiple colonial currency issues. You can learn how the colonies were pioneers in the use of paper money, and the stabilizing role of paper money in the colonial economy