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Connecticut was originally settled by indigenous populations thousands of years before the Europeans ever got there. The first European country to reach Connecticut was the Dutch, in 1614.
The Dutch American colonies consisted of those within the Hudson River Valley. Their colony was known as New Netherland and consisted of forts, trading posts and villages in that vicinity. Fort Orange became Albany, New York. New Amsterdam was New York City, and Wiltwyck was modern day Kingston.
The Vikings were the first non-native explorers.
Coins have been used in North America ever since European explorers first settled the continent. If the question is supposed to be about when the US started making its own coins, then the answer is 1793.
The first permanent settlers in New England were the pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. This group of people settled Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.