 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Oak Tree Shilling. N.9, Cr.4-C, W.12. R-5. 71.9 gns. Extremely Fine. Outstanding quality. The Noe Plate Coin. The Wurtzbach Plate Coin. Very nice pale silver gray in color on both sides. Very pleasing central sharpness on the obverse, the tree full, internal trunk detail complete, root structure clear. Peripheral legend around on this side sharp save for the upper left and lower right, essentially as made. Reverse much sharper as expected, just minor peripheral weakness in some letters of the legend. Nearly perfectly centered on both sides. No important defects requiring mention. Struck from fairly fresh dies. Annotated by Wurtzbach on his ticket as ''This the finest specimen known is from the famous W.S. Lincoln Collection, 1850 sold by Spink & Son 3/21/35. Scott & Co. to C.W. 12/24/35 (Earle to Bement the only other Fine one).
Ex W.S. Lincoln Collection (Spink & Son, Ltd, March 21, 1935) bought by Scott Coin & Stamp Company for Carl Wurtzbach; T. James Clarke, F.C.C. Boyd Collections.
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