 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. The Straight Tree. N.2, Cr.4-F, W.42A. R-5. 72.0 gns. Extremely Fine. The Wurtzbach Plate Coin. Both sides of this example are toned in deep silver gray shades. There is a pronounced and fairly noticeable S-shaped bend in the planchet, as made. The tree is sharp, the root structure is clear and the letters in the obverse are a little off flan as usually seen on a Noe-2. On the reverse the centering is fairly typical for one of these although the letters of the upper left may be a little more off flan than usual but they are fully legible, nevertheless. Wurtzbach described this piece on his collector's ticket as ''Extremely Fine. Apparently no period after Mass altho may be clipping to [sic] close to see it.''
Ex Carl Wurtzbach, T. James Clarke, F.C.C. Boyd Collections.
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