1652 Shilling Oak Tree MS(PCGS#20)

The June 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1006

Grade

F12

Price

1,116

Lot Description

1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony Oak Tree Shilling. Noe-3, W-450. Rarity-6. IN at Left. Fine-12 Clipped, Cleaned. 38.5 grains. A rare variety but clipped down so that it is now about the size of a sixpence. Light silver gray with generally smooth suraces. Most of the tree on the obverse is clear but it fades out to the right where the planchet now ends. Only six letters of the legend are present, each partial. The date and denomination are bold, with AN virtually full and a few other letters partial. PCGS# 20. Provenance: From the Third Annual C-4 Convention Sale, November 1997, lot 2. Lot tag included.