Massachusetts Coinage ** 2010 ANA EXHIBIT **
Pine Tree Sixpence
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
EARLY AMERICAN - PRE-DECLARATION 1616-1775 |
| Item Description: |
6P 1652 PELLETS PINE TREE MASSACHUSETTS (33.5gr.) |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 64 |
| Owner: |
NGC EXHIBIT |
Owner Comments:
Like the fellow members of this extraordinary grouping of Massachusetts silver coins, this piece has a pleasing original gunmetal gray hue. It is very sharply struck, although the obverse veers slightly off-center to the north while the reverse is well-centered – a typical attribute of this coin’s particular die marriage. While shillings are more widely available than sixpence, the Pine Tree Sixpence with Pellets variety is said to be the most “common” of the Massachusetts Sixpence. Regardless, the condition of this coin is very uncommon. It is the finest graded example of the type graded by NGC and a strong candidate for the finest known.