1652 Shilling Pine Tree, Noe-2, Straight Tree MS(PCGS#898269)

1652 Shilling Pine Tree, Noe-2, Straight Tree MS (PCGS#898269)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Lot Description: Handsome Choice EF Noe-2 Pine Tree Shilling 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Noe-2, Salmon 2-C, W-700. Rarity-4. Without Pellets at Trunk. EF-45 (PCGS). 68.8 grains. This endearing piece exhibits silver-gray patina to both sides that deepens a bit at the borders. Full tree and roots on the obverse, the reverse exhibits a full denomination and date. The peripheral legends are nearly complete. Struck on a planchet that was originally near-perfectly round, although a break in the flan before the coin was struck has created a large comma-shaped planchet crack at 1 o'clock relative to the obverse. This feature interrupts the legends on both sides, but even so the affected letters are still partially discernible. There are no marks or other post-production distractions, and the coin presents exceptionally well for a lightly circulated Large Planchet Pine Tree. Provenance: From our (Coin Galleries') sale of July 1998, lot 1519. Lot tag and collector envelope with attribution notation included. PCGS# 898269. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.