Massachusetts Coinage ** 2010 ANA EXHIBIT **
Oak Tree Sixpence
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
EARLY AMERICAN - PRE-DECLARATION 1616-1775 |
| Item Description: |
6P 1652 'IN'OBV OAK TREE MASSACHUSETTS (34.1gr.) |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
NGC EXHIBIT |
Owner Comments:
The Oak Tree series of Massachusetts silver coinage was issued 1660-67, though the specimen presented here is believed to have been coined near the end of that period. Described as transitional with the succeeding Pine Tree issues, this variety features a normal, rather than transposed, letter ‘S’ in the obverse legend. Sharply struck and almost perfectly centered, this lovely coin is as close to the ideal as this issue comes. A lustrous, undamaged planchet, toned evenly to a charming slate gray, adds to this rare coin’s aesthetic value. It is easily among the finest examples known.