 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Threepence. N.35, Cr.1-A2, W.69. R-6+. 16.5 gns. Extremely Fine. The Noe Plate Coin. The Wurtzbach Plate Coin. An outstanding example of the rarest of the Pine Tree Threepences. The obverse is pale silver gray with some iridescent gold showing, while the reverse is about the same color scheme but with more gold toning showing particularly in the center. The obverse is quite off center to the top as usual with portions of the peripheral legend missing there, tree full, pellets flanking complete, an extra wide border of metal showing at the bottom. The reverse is much better centered as expected but the peripheral legend around is a little soft at the left due to the late state of the die. Denomination and date full, inner beaded border mostly complete save at the lower left. Scratched on the reverse above the date.
Ex D. Thomas Rees, Charles Clapp, Carl Wurtzbach, T. James Clarke, F.C.C. Boyd Collections.
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