1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Noe-10, Salmon 8-Diii, W-750. Rarity-3. Without Pellets at Trunk, Reversed N--Cut to Twopence Weight--VF-20, saltwater surfaces.11.0 grains. A desirable cut Pine Tree twopence with even olive-grey coloration on each side. The surfaces are uniformly granular from exposure to saltwater, but the remaining detail is sharp. It was very nearly made with two straight cuts at approximately a 90 degree angle. What remains is a wedge from the northeast portion of the shilling, spanning from 12 to 3 oclock on the obverse. The upper right branches of the tree are distinct near the vertex, as is the 16 of the date on the reverse. The nearby legends are tight to the edge and a sharp inner circle remains below. Last offered publicly by Jeffrey Hoare Auctions in February 1993, and more recently illustrated in an article on the Feversham shipwreck by Robert Martin and Angel Pietri published in the fall 2001 C4 Newsletter.<p><p><p><p><p>From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex H.B.M.S. Feversham; Jeffrey Hoare Auctions sale of February 1993, lot unspecified.