 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. MASATVSETS. All Ns Backwards. N.11, Cr.2a-A1. R-4. 69.9 gns. Very Fine. A very acceptable example of an N.11, this is how they usually come. Both sides are a fairly typical deep gray with some traces of very pale rose showing. These colors are very common on Massachusetts silver that has not been ''played with''. On the front the tree is a little soft but all of its parts can be seen. The letters in the legend around on this side are sharp at the upper left, soft elsewhere, becoming quite indistinct at the bottom.
On the reverse the date and denomination are a little soft due to the fact that these were the deepest points of the reverse die as the planchet strip went between the rollers. The letters in the legend around are somewhat soft particularly at the lower right where NDO are beginning to fade. Boyd thought this might have come from the Nicholas Petry sale (S.H. & H. Chapman in May, 1893 but he wasn't sure).
Ex Allison W. Jackman Collection (Henry Chapman, June 28, 1918, lot 13); F.C.C. Boyd Collection.
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