• Editor's Foreword xi

Introduction xiii

Preface xv

Part One - John Hull and the Massachusetts Mint
Chapter 1 - The Hull and Sanderson Homesteads and the Location of the Massachusetts Mint1
Addendum - Massachusetts Bay Colonists Named John Hull 18
Chapter 2 - The Personal Ledger of John Hull and the Shop Account from 1671 to 1680 20

Part Two - The Massachusetts Mint and British Politics
Chapter 3 - The Massachusetts Mint and British Politics after the Restoration 27

Part Three - The Economics of Massachusetts Silver Coinage
Chapter 4 - Mint Charges in Massachusetts Bay 46
Chapter 5 - Coin Weight at the Massachusetts Mint 54
Chapter 6 - The Relative Value of Massachusetts and British Silver Coinage 64

Part Four - Production Issues
Chapter 7 - Minting Procedures in Massachusetts Bay 74
Chapter 8 - Consignments at the Massachusetts Bay Mint 95
Chapter 9 - Estimated Mint Productivity as Reflected in the Hull Ledger 102
Chapter 10 - Consignment Turnaround Time at the Massachusetts Bay Mint 118
Chapter 11 - The Size of a Melt and its Relation to Production Runs at the Massachusetts Bay Mint 124
Chapter 12 - John Hull and Robert Sanderson as Silversmiths and Coiners 128
Chapter 13 - Other Individuals Mentioned in Connection with the Massachusetts Coining Operation 140

Part Five - The Eight Reales and its Value in Britain and Massachusetts Bay
Chapter 14 - The Significance of the Eight Reales Cob Coinage in Massachusetts Bay148
Chapter 15 - The Intrinsic Value of the Spanish Real and the Eight Reales 151
Chapter 16 - The Eight Reales in England 156
Chapter 17 - The Valuation of the Eight Reales and the Price of Silver in Massachusetts Bay 167

Appendix I: Transcription and Commentary of the Shop Account, 1671-1680 179

Appendix II: A Chronological Listing of Documents and Events Relating to the Massachusetts Mint 217

Figures 284

Postscript on a Newly Discovered NE/Willow Overstrike 322

Bibliography of Works Cited 327

Index 337