2004

vMassachusetts Bay Colony. 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Noe-2, Cr.4-F. Large Planchet. Backward N. The

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vMassachusetts Bay Colony.  1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Noe-2, Cr.4-F. Large Planchet. Backward N. The
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11,000.00USD+ buyer's premium (2,200.00)
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Lot: 2004
Title: vMassachusetts Bay Colony. 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Noe-2, Cr.4-F. Large Planchet. Backward N. The Straight Tree. Rarity-5. AU-55 PCGS.[/b]
Header: Well-Pedigreed 1652 Pine Tree Shilling
Ex Wurzbach-Clarke-Boyd-Ford
Description: 72.0 grains. Evenly toned in varied steel-gray hues with a soft rose underglow. Obverse rim to tops of VSE, then through TS IN and then back to the tops of MA, reverse rim at tops of NE, then through W ENGL, and back to the tops of AN, all devices and beads full and sharp on both sides, no circulation marks available to the unaided eye. An impressive example of a classic issue, and with an outstanding pedigree that stretches back a century and more. The Wurzbach Plate coin.
Grading Company: PCGS
Gr: AU
Gr3: 55
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CAC/OGH:
Pedigree: From Stack’s sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XII, October, 2005, lot 81; ex Carl Wurzbach; T. James Clarke; F.C.C. Boyd Collections.