(1652) New England Sixpence
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Bearing only the stamped letters "NE" on the obverse and "VI" (six pence) on the reverse, the New England sixpence is one of the three values struck at the Boston mint in 1652. The NE pieces were the first coins of the Boston mint that the Massachusetts General Court set up in 1652 under John Hull and Robert Sanderson. Their only design is the letters NE punched on one side and the value in Roman numerals on the other. Noe placed the whole issue between June 11 and October 19, 1652, when the court ordered a new design with a tree and rings of beads to make clipping easy to see. The shilling standard was 72 grains of silver of sterling fineness. The VI on the reverse marks six pence, half a shilling. Cataloged as PCGS #12.
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