 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Oak Tree Shilling. N.10, Cr.6a-E1, W.15. The Ghost Tree. R-6+. 70.3 gns. Very Fine. The Wurtzbach Plate Coin. Pale gray on both sides with areas of iridescent blue around the periphery on each. Tree very indistinct, actually fainter than usually seen on a Noe-10, here just visible as a series of thin branches and a hint of a trunk. Letters in the legend around this side quite soft, the obverse much more lightly struck than usually seen with most letters indistinct although present on the flan. Planchet quality somewhat low for the Boston mint, and even for a Noe-10. Well centered on both sides. Light scratches on both sides, particularly noticeable on the reverse. Reverse die broken through the bases of NEW, as expected. Described by Wurtzbach on his collector's ticket as ''Very Fine - tree weakly struck as always. Shows center dot on obverse plainly.''
Ex Virgil Brand, Carl Wurtzbach, T. James Clarke, F.C.C. Boyd Collections.
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