Massachusetts "Oak Tree" Silver Coins
Base
About This Coin
The Massachusetts Oak Tree silver coins, struck in sterling silver (.925 fine) with irregular hand-cut planchet edges, represent the second of the three tree-design series produced at the Boston mint of John Hull and Robert Sanderson during the 1660s. 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.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(15)
1652 Shilling Oak Tree
1652 Shilling Oak Tree - "In" at Bottom
1652 Shilling Oak Tree - "In" at Left
1652 Shilling Oak Tree - ANDO
1652 Shilling Oak Tree - Ghost
1652 Shilling Oak Tree - Spiny Tree
1652 Sixpence Oak Tree
1652 Sixpence Oak Tree - 'IN' on Obverse
1652 Sixpence Oak Tree - 'IN' on Reverse
1652 Threepence Oak Tree
1652 Threepence Oak Tree - "In" on Obverse
1652 Threepence Oak Tree - No "In" on Obverse
1662 Twopence Oak Tree
1662 Twopence Oak Tree - Large 2
1662 Twopence Oak Tree - Small 2
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