 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Monogram NE. 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 the right as well as the left, being sharp principally only at the top. On the reverse the denomination and date are a little soft. The letters in the legend around are also soft despite the fact that they show virtually no die breakage, the piece having been struck from an earlier state of this die. The surfaces are bright in places and show some original mint frost remaining particularly in the hidden places.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Collection.
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