拍品描述： 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Small Planchet. Noe-20, Salmon 6-B, W-860. Rarity-7. VF Details--Excessively Clipped (PCGS).62.6 grains. A glossy and pleasing example of this rare variety, sporting dark pewter-grey patina with tinges of navy near the borders. Much of MASATHVSETS is off the edge while the reverse legends remain largely intact. Old pinscratches outline the tree branches on the obverse, but these go unnoticed to the naked eye. Softly struck at the top of each side, leaving traces of original planchet texture on the reverse. The bottom half of the tree remains sharp, as is the date and denomination. Noe-20 is elusive die marriage that was missing from Garrett, Picker, Roper, Oechsner, and the 1970 Massachusetts Historical Society sale. We last had the pleasure of offering this particular piece in our January 2002 sale of the legendary Hain Family Collection.From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex (possibly) Mayflower Coin Auctions sale of the C.H. Stearns Collection, December 1966, lot unspecified; Robert Vlack Collection; our (Stacks) sale of the Hain Family Collection, January 2002, lot 146; Heritages sale of the Donald Groves Partrick Collection, January 2015, lot 5593.