1662 2P Oak Tree, Small 2 MS(PCGS#45355)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6004

Grade

VF20

Price

3,290

Lot Description

1662 Massachusetts Bay Colony Oak Tree Twopence. Noe-34, W-240. Rarity-5. Small 2. VF-20 (PCGS). 9.9 grains. Ideally centered and well struck, with a full bold tree and intact legends. Light gray with some peripheral granularity, central reverse appears to have been lightly smoothed, some patches of green corrosion among reverse legends. A bold example of this smallest Massachusetts silver denomination, the only one bearing the 1662 date of authorization. PCGS# 45355. Provenance: From the John "Jack" Royse Collection.