1652 Oak Tree Sixpence. Noe-22, Salmon 2b-B, W-400. Rarity-5. IN on Obverse. VG-8 (PCGS).29.4 grains. Remarkably similar in fabric to the EF-Details example featured in in this sale, albeit with a few more decades of wear. Toned in varying slate-grey shades with subtle peach highlights throughout. The obverse is pulled towards 1 oclock which pushes most of MASATHVSETS off the flan. Nicely centered on the reverse with overall evenly spaced legends. The tree is soft, appearing as a ghost of branches near the center, while the date and denomination remain distinct on the opposite side. An ancient pinscratch over ND of ENGLAND is fully toned over and unnoticed without magnification. We first handled this piece nearly 10 years ago in our sale of the impressive Peter Scherff Collection of Colonial Coins in March 2010.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Bruce Miller, privately, September 1990; our (Stacks) sale of the Peter Scherff Collection of Colonial Coins, March 2010, lot 2011.
