 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Small Planchet. N.23, Cr.16-M. R-6+. 72.2 gns. Very Fine. A second example of this very scarce variety. Both sides of this piece are toned in a deep steel gray color. The base of the obverse is quite rough in appearance as if it were not struck up, almost certainly the result of the severely broken state of this die. The reverse shows a corresponding lack of definition below the denomination engaging the inner beaded border beneath O. The tree is mostly full from the branches up, and the obverse legend is legible but is a little tight in most places and runs off the flan at THV where the piece was clipped (probably at the mint). The reverse was fairly well centered and all the letters in the legend around can be completely read. The date is full while the bases of the numerals in the denomination are quite soft. The state of the obverse die on this piece corresponds to that seen on the second of the Hain coins.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Collection.
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