1652 Pine Tree Sixpence. Noe-33, Salmon 2-B, W-670. Rarity-3. Pellets at Trunk. Fine-15 (PCGS).30.9 grains. This otherwise golden-gray example exhibits blushes of warmer russet patina here and there around the peripheries. Struck off center to the upper left obverse, less so to the upper right reverse, the design elements in those areas either off the flan or absent due to an incomplete strike. The planchet appears to have been thinner in that area, accounting for the incomplete strike. Bold elsewhere with a mostly clear tree, sharp digits 16 in the date, and legible denomination. Pleasingly smooth in hand, this is a suitable circulated example of a challenging early colonial era type.From the Collection of Larry L. Terrell. Earlier from McCawley-Grellmans Sixth Annual C-4 Convention Sale, November 2000, lot 9.
