1652 Pine Tree Threepence. Noe-36, Salmon 2-B, W-640. Rarity-4. Without Pellets at Trunk. Fine Details--Damage (PCGS). 15.0 grains. Boldly toned in shades of steel and deep pewter-gray. We note good detail for the grade, the reverse particularly bold throughout with most major features crisp, and all fully discernible. The obverse is softer with much of the peripheral detail lost, but the tree is mostly clear and the letters ASA at right are discernible. A depression in the planchet affecting the upper right obverse and upper left reverse explains the PCGS qualifier. Otherwise smooth in hand, and just right for budget minded Colonial type purposes. PCGS# 21. NGC ID: 2AR7. From the Rancocas Creek Collection. Collector envelopes with attribution notes included.
