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1652 Sixpence Oak Tree - 'IN' on Obverse

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
2.33g
Edge
Irregular (hand-cut planchet)

Description

A die variety of the Oak Tree sixpence distinguished by the placement or rendering of the letters "IN" on the obverse. Oak Tree coins replaced the Willow Tree type in about 1660 and were made until about 1667; Christopher Salmon places the shillings among the coins struck on a rocker press. The shillings, sixpences and threepences are dated 1652, and the twopence, a value first authorized in 1662, is dated 1662. Salmon names each variety by its obverse die (a number) and reverse die (a letter), and the older Noe numbers are given alongside. Greysheet lists Noe-22 (Salmon 2b-B, W-400) under this variety; Salmon 2-B, 2a-B and 2b-B come from one obverse die re-engraved twice. Cataloged as PCGS #45360.

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