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1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling IN at Bottom
Noe-7 Rarity-5 PCGS Genuine, VG Details, Damage
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Glossy medium silver on the devices blending to darker gray in
protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and there are no
notable marks. The weight is a bit light at 63.8 grains and por-
tions of the legend are off the planchet, so some minor clipping
must have occurred. The date and denomination are bold but
the Oak Tree is nearly invisible thanks to the very late die state,
clearly later than either of the Ford examples of the variety.
Listed on page 39 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value .....................................................$1,000-UP
Ex G. H. Philpotts Sale, Kagin' s 1/31/1985:1053 (lot ticket
included)
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1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling IN at Bottom
Noe-8 Rarity-6+ PCGS Genuine, VF Details, Environ-
mental Damage
. The highpoints are bright silver while the
remainder of the planchet is light gray thanks to mostly uniform
microscopic granularity. Probably recovered from an unfriendly
environment (soil?) and lightly cleaned to remove the crud. No
verdigris, crusting, or contact marks, and the eye appeal is
decent. The Oak Tree is mostly clear and the legends are easily
readable even though the tops of a few letters are off the plan-
chet. The date and denomination are reasonably strong. A per-
fectly acceptable example of this very rare variety. Weight 66.6
grains. Listed on page 39 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value .....................................................$2,000-UP
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1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling IN at Bottom
Noe-9 Rarity-5 PCGS Genuine, Fine Details, Edge Dam-
age
. Glossy light silvery gray fading to darker gray in protected
areas. Evenly worn with a strong date and denomination and a
nearly complete Oak Tree, but obviously clipped leaving parts of
the legend off the planchet. The weight is light at 43.6 grains
thanks to the clipping. No roughness or notable marks. Listed
on page 39 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value .....................................................$1,000-UP
Ex Robert Rhue, 2003 C-4 Convention Sale, McCawley & Grell-
man Auctions 11/8/2003:1 (lot ticket included)
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1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling the "Ghost Tree"
Noe-10 Rarity-6+ PCGS Genuine, Fine Details, Edge
Damage
. Rather glossy dark steel gray with lighter silvery gray
toning on the highpoints. The details grade is at least VF where
those areas were properly struck up, but the strike was uneven.
The central part of the obverse is bulged outward and the leg-
end left of the tree is weakly struck, as is the opposing area
right of the denomination. The date and denomination are bold
and the lightly engraved "Ghost Tree" is mostly visible. Parts of
the legend outside the beads are off the planchet, and the light
weight (47.9 grains) suggests there was some clipping done to
this piece. Still a decent example of the popular "Ghost Tree"
type. Listed on page 39 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value .................................................... $2,000-UP
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1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling IN at Bottom
Noe-13 Rarity-6 PCGS Genuine, XF Details, Scratch
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Attractive frosty light silvery gray and steel with traces of darker
toning in some of the protected areas. Reasonably well cen-
tered on the planchet, and it looks flawless to the unaided eye.
A glass reveals a scuff of shallow scratches or scrapes that skip
from the upper right branches of the Oak Tree to VSE in
MASATHVSETS onto the rim above. Later die state with swelling
across the center of the obverse. The date, denomination, and
legends are complete and easily readable, and the Oak Tree is
nearly complete in spite of the swelling in that area. Compara-
ble to the Ford example except for the minor scratches. Weight
69.7 grains. Listed on page 39 in the "Redbook."
Estimated Value .................................................... $3,000-UP
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1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling IN at Bottom
Noe-13 Rarity-6 PCGS Genuine, Fine Details, Edge Dam-
age
. Glossy medium to dark gray and steel with lighter silvery
gray toning on the devices. There is a dull dent at the left top of
the Oak Tree that caused a minor bulge close above the oppos-
ing 5 in the date. In addition there is a fissure in the planchet at
the first T in MASATHVSETS (as struck). The weight is a bit light
at 50.9 grains, so there must have been some clipping done.
The date and denomination are clear as is most of the legend,
although many of the letters are partially off the planchet. A
later state of the Noe-13 variety with obvious reengraving on
the tree trunk that left a split down the center of that trunk
(sometimes called N-13.3 or N-13.6). Listed on page 39 in the
"Redbook."
Estimated Value .................................................... $1,500-UP