1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Small Planchet. Noe-29, Salmon 11-F, W-930. Rarity-3. VF Details--Damage (PCGS). 68.0 grains. This piece is bright silver-gray on the high points, with warmer dove-gray in the fields. Better struck than many of this variety, with full obverse and reverse legends which are completely on the flan. Very clear recutting to the letter M on the obverse, digit 6 in the date on the reverse, and the letter D in ENGLAND. Waviness in the planchet at the lower right obverse is noted, but it is a curiously glossy texture overall that does more to explain the PCGS qualifier. All in all, a pleasing example of the Small Planchet Pine Tree shilling type. PCGS# 24. NGC ID: 2ARZ. From the Rancocas Creek Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merenas) Brooks Collection sale, June 1989, lot 2010. Lot tag, clipped catalog description and collector envelopes with attribution and provenance notes included.
