 1662 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Oak Tree Twopence. Small Date. N.30, Cr.1-A2. R-4. 11.1 gns. About Uncirculated. Another lovely example. The obverse is toned in an almost even light coin silver gray and gold while the reverse is an iridescent combination of blue, gold and pale gray. The front is well centered with the entire design on the flan including almost all of the outer beaded border of dots. The central tree is sharp, the central scribing dot can be seen without the aid of magnification and the secondary ground line and some root structure are clear. On the reverse the piece is off center to the top with the tops of NGL running off the flan. Elsewhere the piece is sharp, crisp, and there are traces of mint frost and lustre evident on this side.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Collection.
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