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1652 Shilling Pine Tree - Small Planchet

Strike Type
1652 Colonials coin

Coin Details

Year
1652
Denomination
Colonials
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Massachusetts Silver Coins (1652-1662)
Designer
John Hull / Robert Sanderson
Composition
Sterling Silver (.925)
Weight
4.67g
Edge
Irregular (hand-cut planchet)

Description

The Pine Tree shilling on the small planchet represents the later phase of Massachusetts Bay Colony silver production, struck approximately 1675 to 1682. Pine Tree coins were the last Massachusetts design, made from about 1667 until the mint closed in 1682. The first shillings were struck on broad, thin planchets with a rocker press; from about 1675 the shillings were struck on smaller, thicker planchets with a screw press. Sixpences and threepences were made alongside them, and all are dated 1652. Noe numbered the small planchet shillings from 13 to 31, with Noe-38 added later; Salmon notes that many dies were in use at the same time and that the group has no re-engraved minor varieties. Cataloged as PCGS #24.

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