1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Noe-14, Salmon 14-X, W-790. Rarity-6. Without Pellets at Trunk. Very Good. 34.41 grains. A rare survivor of this contemporary counterfeit issue. Toned in light dove-gray overall, the surfaces are smooth apart from a few faint, well scattered pin scratches that are barely discernible in hand. The tree is impressively sharp on the obverse, missing only the base and the tips of the left branches. A portion of the inner circle follows the upper right edge with just a single peripheral letter partially discernible in that area. This definition is echoed on the reverse, where only three-fourths of the date and half of the denomination show, along with a few beads from the inner circle at upper left.<p>Like the Noe-13, the Noe-14 issue was purposely made to imitate a clipped Large Planchet type. Given the shape, size, weight, and workmanship, the two issues were almost certainly made by the same shop. Rarer than Noe-13 by a significant margin, Noe-14 was not present in Boyd-Ford, Partrick, MHS (1970), or Norweb, though all those collections included a Noe-13. We last offered this issue in our November 2019 sale of the Robert M. Martin Collection, where a PCGS VF Details--Damage example that weighed 42.2 grains fetched $1,320. The present example, while more heavily worn, has nicer surfaces when viewed in hand and is sure to catch the eye of specialists.<p>This lot includes ANACS Photo Certificate No. E-2009-A dated March 1, 1977, that renders an opinion of genuine for this coin. PCGS# 23. NGC ID: 2ARX. Collector tag included.
