I've searched the forum prior to making this topic but I never really could get an answer out of Jorb on this yet wonder if it can be answered now: What exactly is the year for Salem? I've always put it within the 1600s, but what exact portion I'm lost on. With the introduction of tokens I've drifted from the idea of 1600 - 1660; mainly due to the oldest being that of Christian IV token. Yet no earlier than that of late 1500s; such as 1590 and up.
Has a set year been put in place in correlation to the current decade? So far I've assumed it is the 1650s during the reign of Pope Innocent X & Pope Alexander VII. If possible it would be nice to know if it is the early or late portion of an exact decade. Or in a worse case situation know if it is pre-1650s or post-1650s. Thanks for giving me the time to read this to those who may know.