 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Small Planchet. N.20, Cr.18-L. R-7. 70.5 gns. Very Fine. A very nice example of this very rare variety. The obverse and reverse are both pale silver gray in color with a touch of light blue. The obverse is slightly off center to the top with THVSE running off the flan. The tree is sharp for the grade awarded the piece. The reverse is much better centered as expected and all design details can fully be seen save for the outer beaded border which is present only in a few places. There is an old scrape in the right obverse field below the lowest tree branch.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Collection.
| |
|
