1792 DUTCH NEW YORK (NEW AMSTERDAM) SILVER DIME FROM HOLLAND, NETHERLANDS HENRY HUDSON DISCOVERED MANHATTAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1609 AND EXPLORED MAINE, CAPE COD AND SAILED SOME DISTANCE UP THE HUDSON RIVER, WHICH NOW BEARS HIS NAME. THE DUTCH WOULD LATER CLAIM THIS AREA AND ESTABLISH A COLONY AS NEW AMSTERDAM,THOUGH IT IS SAID THAT HUDSON HIMSELF GAVE THE NAME STATEN ISLAND (DUTCH: STAATEN EYLANDT) TO THAT PART OF WHAT IS NOW NEW YORK, IN HONOR OF THE STATES-GENERAL OR PARLIAMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS.  THESE SILVER DIMES KNOWN AS 'WAPENSTUIVERS' OR 'DUBBELTJES' WERE A COMMON SITE AROUND NEW YORK IN THE 18TH CENTURY. THE NOTATION 2S STANDS FOR TWO STUIVERS OR A DOUBLE NICKEL. THESE WERE ONE OF THE COINS THAT INSPIRED THE CREATION OF THE FIRST U.S. DIME OR 'DISME' IN THE MID-1790's.THE OBVERSE PICTURES A "RAMPANT" LION  WITHIN A SHIELD, WHICH IS THE WAPEN (COAT OF ARMS) OF HOLLAND. THE REVERSE IS A PROVINCIAL STAMP (IN LATIN) WITH A ROSETTE ATOP. COIN IS 20 mm & IN VERY FINE CONDITION. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COLONIAL COINAGE