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Browse Catalogue of Stack's October 2005 New York Auction Limited to: The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection of Massachusetts Silver Coins → Pine Tree Coins → Large Planchet Pine Tree Shillings → Noe 8 Pine Tree Shilling. Crosby 1b-D. Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's October 2005 New York → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection of Massachusetts Silver Coins → Pine Tree Coins → Large Planchet Pine Tree Shillings → Noe 8 Pine Tree Shilling. Crosby 1b-D. Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 94 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Monogram NE GEM UNC $47,500.00 N.8, Cr.1b-D, W.39]. R-4. 71.8 gns. Gem Uncirculated. The Wurtzbach Plate Coin. An exceptional specimen of this distinctive variety in almost every aspect. Both sides are rich gray with iridescent gold showing. There is bright mint lustre and frost visible particularly on the reverse, fully justifying Carl Wurtzbach's description of this piece as ''Unc. Gem Specimen''. The front shows...  more 95 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Monogram NE UNC $40,000.00 N.8, Cr.1b-D. R-4. 71.4 gns. Uncirculated. Outstanding quality for a Noe 8. Norweb settled for EF in her Noe 8s as did Picker and Roper. The best of Stearns' two was an AU. This is another lovely example of the variety and one that is nearly unimprovable. Both the obverse and reverse are spectacularly toned in iridescent rose, pale blue and light gold shades. The color scheme is quite...  more 96 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Monogram NE CH EF $18,000.00 N.8, Cr.1b-D. R-4. 70.8 gns. Choice Extremely Fine. Both sides are spectacularly toned in iridescent rose and russet with pale blue and light gray showing in places. On the front the tree is mostly sharp, clear, and bold showing the full split trunk and most of the branch detail. It is slightly soft on the highest point of the S bend, principally because on this planchet there was insufficient...  more 97 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Monogram NE CH EF $17,000.00 N.8, Cr.1b-D. R-4. 71.0 gns. Choice Extremely Fine. A spectacularly toned Noe-8. On this piece the front has iridescent gold, rose, and pale blue while the back is a richer combination of iridescent rose and blue with pleasing gold and pale blue showing. The tree is a little soft in the center but most of the branches can be made out. The letters in the legend have become softer on...  more Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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