1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Noe-10, Salmon 8-Diii, W-750. Rarity-3. Without Pellets at Trunk. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC.71.60 grains. Very attractive medium silver gray with traces of pale gold around the rims and hints of original mint luster. This led Chapman to grade this piece "Uncirculated," an opinion with which Hillyer Ryder agreed. Well centered on both sides, with all letters on the flan, some running to or just over the edge. Obverse surface smooth and hard in appearance, doubtless due to the recent re-engraving of this die. Reverse rougher in appearance, entirely due to the worn state of this die. A minor planchet split from edge below the tree in to the inner beaded circle misses the letters on both sides. Clear elongations at the top of the obverse from the rocker press, shallow but noticeable S bend in the flan also from the press. Soft on the letters MA IN on the obverse, OM on the reverse. The typical birds nest break in the branches resembles that on Noe-27.Ex Henry Chapmans sale of the Bascom and Brown Collections, January 1915, lot 9; Hillyer C. Ryder; F.C.C. Boyd; Wayte Raymond; New Netherlands 59th sale, June 1967, lot 1046; Stacks, privately on May 12, 1987; our (Stacks) sale of the Hain Family Collection of Massachusetts Silver Coinage, January 2002, lot 124; our sale of the David M. Sundman Collection, November 2013 Baltimore Auction, lot 4012.
