 1662 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Oak Tree Twopence. Small Date. N.31, Cr.1-A3. R-6+ (rating raised since the Hain sale). Small planchet. 10.8 gns. Uncirculated. One of the finest seen. The obverse and reverse surfaces are both an even deep gray color. On the front the piece is off center to the bottom with the tops of most letters there running off the flan. The tree is sharp and bold with both shrubs showing and the secondary ground line complete. The reverse is much better centered with all letters in NEWENGLAND present on the flan and the denomination and date are clear and bold. Very rare: the cataloguer has seen only 11 of these. There was no Noe 31 in the 1991 ANS Exhibition.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Collection.
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