1652 6P Oak Tree, 'IN' on Obverse MS(PCGS#45360)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

5014

Erhaltungsgrad

VF25

Preis

3.960

Losbeschreibung

1652 Oak Tree Sixpence. Noe-22, Salmon 2b-B, W-400. Rarity-5. IN on Obverse. VF-25 (PCGS). 31.0 grains. Incredibly pleasing and glossy, with dark slate-grey toning and subtle gunmetal highlights. The obverse features areas of isolated softness, but the devices are remarkably sharp where present. Much of the tree is weak, leaving only the highest branches and the roots visible. An old scratch near the center accompanies a minor mark at the 11 o'clock edge, which is well hidden by the PCGS holder. The obverse alignment to 5 o'clock pushes IN of the flan, but most of MASATHVSETS is distinct and supported by a sharp inner circle. The legends remain fully intact on the reverse from an ideally centered strike. An attractive example that can be traced back 36 years to Herbert Melnick's sale of November 1983, where it sold for $550. Provenance: From the Robert M. Martin Collection. Ex Herbert I. Melnick (H.I.M. Inc.)'s Grand Central sale, November 1983, lot 3; our (Stack's) January 2007 Americana Sale, lot 6353; our (Stack's) sale of May 2009, lot 1402. PCGS# 45360. NGC ID: 2ARJ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.