1652 MASSACHUSETTS
"PINE TREE" SHILLING -
NOE 8
Rarity: Scarce
Notes:
The full weight of a Pine Tree Shilling is expected to be 72 grains.
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Images courtesy of Early American History Auctions, Inc.
Significant
examples:
PCGS AU-50. Ex -
Bowers and Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale", July 31, 2002,
Lot 3, "...71.5 grains...", illustrated,
unsold
PCGS XF-45 (illustrated above). Ex - Superior Stamp and Coin "Pre-Long Beach Sale" September 19-21,
1999, Lot 304, "Rarity 3- Extremely Fine-40...Weight 71.3
grains. Very late die state, the cud break at GL of ENGLAND
extending down inside the beaded circle" - Early American History Auctions, Inc.'s Mail Bid
Sale, December 9, 2000, Lot 830, where it was described as follows:
"1652 MA "Pine Tree" Shilling, Large Planchet Type,
Noe-8, PCGS graded Extremely Fine-45. Full weight at 71.1
grains. An extremely sharp, well struck example, considering being from
the later state of the dies. Well centered, the surfaces are quite
smooth and lustrous with excellent eye appeal and a pleasing
silvery-gray natural coloration. The planchet is irregular at the bottom
(as made and as struck), and most all legends and denticles present and
full. The weight is that of a virtually full, heavy weight specimen
considering that the current standard for consideration of being called
full weight goes as low as 68 grains, 72 being 100% full. A lovely
specimen of the Large Planchet type and worthy of placement into a high
quality collection. Graded EF-45 by PCGS, it was also likely "net
graded" from an even higher grade, considering the natural edge
irregularity. The current, year 2000 GUIDEBOOK listing places a value of
$5,500.00 on a coin of this type in EF-40; this coin is certainly and by
far, superior."
Recent appearances:
PCGS
VF-35. Ex - William Walser collection - Bowers and Merena Galleries
"The Rarities Sale", July 31, 2002, Lot 4, "...70.4
grains...", illustrated, sold for $3,680.00
"Very Fine". Ex - George Bauer
"Auction XVII", December 15, 1945, Lot 260, sold for $30.00 - John Jay
Pittman - David Akers Numismatics, Inc. "John Jay Pittman Collection
- Part One", October 21-23, 1997, Lot 111, illustrated, "70.5
grains...Large diebreak at G and L...".
"Fine". Ex -
Early American History Auctions, Inc. Mail Bid Sale, August 25, 2001, Lot
1337, illustrated, "60.7 grains...The base of the obverse has a minor
'hit'..."
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The Silver Coinage of
Massachusetts" by Sydney P. Noe
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