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1652 6PENCE Willow Tree Sixpence--Plugged--NCS. Fine D

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1652 6PENCE Willow Tree Sixpence--Plugged--NCS. Fine D
<B>1652 6PENCE Willow Tree Sixpence--Plugged--NCS. Fine Details.</B></I> Noe 1-A. 34.8 grains. This is the number 5 specimen on the Noe plate of Willow Tree sixpences, attributed as the property of a "Mid-West Coin Firm." When Sydney Noe's treatise on the subject of NE and Willow Tree Coinage was published by The American Numismatic Society in 1943, just 10 examples were known. Today, the number is slightly larger, with 14 pieces known, according to the <I>Guide Book.</B></I> Since its plated appearance over 60 years ago, the coin has been skillfully plugged at 2 o'clock relative to the obverse and 9 o'clock relative to the reverse, the difference in position attributed to incorrect alignment of the design. Although slightly wavy as always, the surfaces have pleasing lilac-gray and steel color with much of the design details complete.<BR> The sixpence and threepence pieces (the few that are known) exhibit much stronger, more even definition on each side than the earlier produced shillings. Dies 1 and 2 in the shilling series are problem-ridden and usually show evidence of multiple passes through the press, while Die 3 shows a notable improvement in technique in the use of the rocker press. One may infer from the superior production of the sixpence and threepence coins that these were most likely made after the shillings, and thus benefited from the coiner's experience with the shillings.<BR> The opportunity to acquire any Willow Tree piece seldom takes place, and the chance to bid on a Willow Tree sixpence, regardless of condition, is an event of a lifetime. When Stack's sold the magnificent Hain Family Collection of Massachusetts Silver in 2002, eight Willow Tree shillings were offered, yet the collection did not contain a single sixpence. The Hain Family Collection included 180 different pieces of Massachusetts silver coinage. Similarly, the John Ford Collection of Massachusetts silver coinage, including 147 pieces from this series, had just two Willow Tree sixpence (both of which realized more than $200,000) out of a total offering of seven Willow Tree coins.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coin/Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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