 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Small Planchet. N.25, Cr.16-O, W.53. R-5. 70.8 gns. Extremely Fine. The Noe Plate Coin. The Wurtzbach Plate Coin. A lovely example. The obverse is bright silver gray while the reverse is a little darker shade with some hints of rose and iridescent gold. The center of the obverse was fairly sharply struck with just light softness visible at the base of the trunk of the tree and along the ground line. The root structure however is complete and the branches, if disconnected, are whole. The inner beaded border is complete. The letters in the legend around can all be read even if some of them are soft, particularly the second A.
On the reverse the denomination and date are fairly sharp, the inner beaded border is complete and the letters in the peripheral legend around NEWENGLAND AN DO are soft but completely legible. The outer beaded border on this side can be seen from around 6:00 to 1:00. Carl Wurtzbach described this piece on his collector's ticket as ''Extremely Fine. Very difficult to get this rare variety in this condition.''
Ex Charles E. Clapp, Carl Wurtzbach, T. James Clarke, F.C.C. Boyd Collections.
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