 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. The Small Tree. N.1, Cr.12-I. R-2. 72.2 gns. Extremely Fine. An attractive and remarkably toned example in dramatic iridescent shades of gold, rose and very pale blue over nice light gray. Struck on a fairly broad flan with most of the letters in the peripheral legend on the obverse on flan save for the very tops of MA. The tree on this side is sharp except for the very top of its branches and root structure is clear and both pellets flanking the trunk are bold. On the reverse the central devices are a little soft, particularly the denomination, but this appears almost entirely due to the striking characteristics of the piece. Early reverse state, the die unbroken horizontally across. Full reverse legend and almost entirely full outer beaded border of dots on this side.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Collection.
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