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Session One - Sunday, January 25, 2015 10:00 am
C
OLONIAL
C
OINS
F
INEST
C
ERTIFIED
1652 N
OE
-1
O
AK
T
REE
S
HILLING
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1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling Noe-1 PCGS
graded AU58,
CAC APPROVED
. Variety with "IN" left of
the Oak Tree. Frosty light gray and steel with luster cover-
ing the fields and protected areas. Very sharply struck. All
the devices are boldly impressed including the finely cut
Oak Tree. Just the lightest touch of rub on the highest
points of the devices from mint state. This piece would be
an unqualified gem except for a mint-made planchet void
affecting the N in "IN" and the opposing D in "DOM." Inter-
mediate die state. Struck with the obverse die very slightly
off center to K-1 and the reverse off a similar amount to K-
9. This example has details as bold as the finest example in
the Ford collection and superior to any of the Hain pieces.
Listed on page 39 in the "Redbook." Weight shown as 71.6
grains on the PCGS label.
Population 1; none finer at
PCGS.
Estimated Value .............................................$10,000-UP
2
1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling Noe-14 Rarity-4
VG10
. Variety with "IN" below the Oak Tree. Sharpness F15 but
there is an "X" scratched at the top of the tree with a segment
extending up into the H in MASATHVSETS. Otherwise the sur-
faces are smooth and display only minor marks. Glossy light
steel gray. The date, denomination, and legends are all easily
readable except for parts of ENGLAND, and the Oak Tree is
nearly complete. Listed on page 39 in the "Redbook." Weight
68.2 grains.
Estimated Value .................................................... $1,500-UP
S
HARP
N
OE
-2
ON
A
J
UMBO
P
LANCHET
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1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-2 on
Jumbo Planchet PCGS graded MS61
. No Pellets at
Trunk. Choice glossy light to medium steel gray and silver.
Sharply and evenly struck on a thin "Jumbo" planchet. The
planchet is not round, more of a wide oval-shape, and that
resulted in the tops of a few letters being off the planchet
while other places have extra planchet metal outside the
border beads. Otherwise the only defect is a small planchet
fissure at the border beads between the A & S in MASATH-
VSETS. The Oak Tree has unusually straight limbs and the
Noe-2 is sometimes called "The Straight Tree" variety. A
very attractive example of the variety, and the seldom-seen
"Jumbo" planchet is a bonus. Weight 70.4 grains as listed
on the PCGS label.
PCGS population 1; 2 finer in 62 at
PCGS
.
Estimated Value ............................................ $20,000-UP
Ex Richard Picker Collection-Picker Estate, Stack's 5/1/
1991:15-Hain Family Collection, Stack's 1/15/2002:96
.
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1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-19 Rarity-5
F15
. Small Planchet Type. Sharpness VF30 or better but there
is an obvious bend in the planchet at the left base of the tree
that weakens the designs in that area. The opposing area at
"AN" is weakened as well and that area is covered with several
dull, shallow scratches. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and
the devices are bold, much sharper than usually seen on this
tough variety. Later die state with a strong die crack from the
right foot of the A in MAS slanting to the rim over the adjacent
S. Listed on page 39 in the "Redbook." Weight 69.8 grains.
Estimated Value .................................................... $2,000-UP
