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1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-29 R3 Small Planchet VF20

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1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-29 R3 Small Planchet VF20
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1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-29 R3 Small Planchet VF20

Sharper but covered with microscopic granularity from being lost in salt water for more than two centuries. Dark gray and steel with lighter silver on the devices. There are traces of oxidation crust on both sides but the details are bold and the eye appeal is decent. Struck off center as often seen on this variety but the Pine Tree, date, and denomination are all bold. Salvaged from the wreck of the H. M. S. Feversham that was lost off the coast of Nova Scotia on October 7, 1771, and discovered in 1984. A total of 131 Massachusetts silver coins were recovered from that ship including 75 Pine Tree Shillings. Weight 69.3 grains.

Ex Coin Galleries 4/15/1998:1760-Neil Rothschild Collection