 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. The Straight Tree. N.2, Cr.4-F, W.42. R-5. 70.4 gns. Extremely Fine. The Noe Plate Coin. The Wurtzbach Plate Coin. The obverse and reverse are both toned in a rich coin silver gray shade. The tree is mostly complete although soft at its tops with the root structure clear. The letters in the legend around are almost all entirely on flan although they are soft in places, essentially as struck. On the reverse the denomination and date are clear and the letters in the peripheral legend around are almost entirely on flan except for the extreme left.
Ex Charles E. Clapp. Carl Wurtzbach, T. James Clarke, F.C.C. Boyd Collections.
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