 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Oak Tree Shilling. The Spiny Tree. N.14, Cr.7-B, W.17. R-4. 71.3 gns. Choice Extremely Fine. An outstanding specimen. The Noe Plate Coin. The Wurtzbach Plate Coin. A very pleasing example. The obverse is toned in a medium silver gray while the reverse is lighter in color with some iridescent rose and gold showing. Fairly decent tree, most internal structure clear, roots bold, shrubs well outlined. Letters in the legend around this side are mostly sharp and clear. Well centered and struck reverse as usual. Light elongations visible at the top of the obverse, as usual. Not as sharp as Hain's better piece but nicer than most others seen of the variety including those in the next two lots. Wurtzbach considered this to be the finest known.
Ex Harlan Page Smith Collection (S.H. & H. Chapman, May 8, 1906, lot 3); Charles E. Clapp, Carl Wurtzbach, T. James Clarke, F.C.C. Boyd Collections.
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