 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pine Tree Shilling. Small Planchet. Noe 17 (R-3). Choice Very Fine. 63.4 grains. Delightfully smooth fields reflect years of cabinet storage with their light rose-gray obverse and measurably deeper reverse color. This planchet is notably ovoid, widest at its equator. This wholly pleasing coin shows light, uniform wear with no special problems. The die state is identified by its faint die rust, identical with the coin in the Hain Family Collection, lot 140.
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