 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Backwards N. N.6, Cr.5a-B2. R-6. 73.4 gns. Extremely Fine. Outstanding quality for one of these very scarce N.6s. EF is a high grade for a Noe 6, see the similarly graded Hain coin, for example, as well as the two others to follow this lot. F.C.C. Boyd had his pick of the best from the best and if he chose an EF then that was the best he could find. Both sides of this example are toned in pale gray with some iridescent gold showing. On the obverse the planchet is a little irregular at the top and right with some intrusion into the outer beaded border affecting the tops of some letters there. The tree is sharp and bold, the letters in the legend around are almost all on flan and fully legible and the outer beaded border is complete nearly fully around the coin, quite unusual for one of these.
There are clear traces of clashing visible at the base of the obverse, with a ghost of a letter O hovering above M in the inscription. On the reverse the denomination and date are sharp, the central beaded border is complete and the letters in the peripheral legend around are bold and clear save at the very top where they have been intruded upon by the irregular edge of the piece.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Collection.
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