“1652” Pine Tree Threepence. Struck Copy of Uncertain Origin. Noe-K. Silver. AU-50.，17.7 grains. Medal turn. As we wrote about the Kendall specimen we sold in March 2015, this is a "charming crudity, struck on a rounded planchet that appears to have been cast then struck in pellet or lozenge form, not cut from strip." The obverse is aligned left, with little loss to the border beads, the reverse is aligned to 12 oclock, with resultant loss to the beaded border. Closely double struck on the reverse. Lightly lustrous, rich silver gray surfaces boast a subtle golden iridescence; this piece boasts more eye appeal than the Kendall coin, and is sharper and better made than the one from the Picker Collection we sold in 1984. Missing from the Boyd-Ford collection of struck copies.
