Undated NE Threepence. Fabrication of Uncertain Origin. Newman-Unlisted. EF-40.，15.5 grains. Unlisted in the fabrication section of Newmans <em>The Secret of the Good Samaritan Shilling</em> reference (ANS, 1959), but probably from the same maker as Newman-NC and NH based on the similar style of NE punch. This Threepence is struck from different dies than the example offered in our March 2015 auction of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation Collection. The planchet is irregular in shape with a few minor bruises on the edge and a tiny indentation in the left reverse field. Glints of russet on that side interrupt otherwise dominant pearl gray patina. An intriguing piece with sharp NE and III design elements and a generally smooth appearance in hand; given that the unique New England Threepence has been missing from the Yale Collection for decades, a nice, old struck copy like this is the only way collectors or institutions can represent the denomination in their collections
