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1652 SHILNG Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planchet AU53 PC 1652[SHILNG] Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planch

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1652 SHILNG Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planchet AU53 PC 1652[SHILNG] Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planch
<B>1652<SHILNG> Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planchet AU53 PCGS.</B></I> Noe-8, Crosby 1b-D, R.3. 72.07 grains. The 'Monogram NE' variety, which has those two letters fused along the right upright of the N and the left upright of the E. The die sinking below the G in ENGLAND is well developed and forms a large raised blob. A well struck piece on a large planchet, with one minor edge clip on the right edge from the tree, left from the date. The legends are virtually intact, although the very peak of the M in DOM might be off the flan. The lovely silver-gray fields are impressively devoid of contact, and both sides show minor verdigris with splashes of darker toning. The centers are faintly wavy, as made from a rocker press. Listed on page 37 of the 2006 <I>Guide Book.</B></I> Formerly as lot 741 in the Bowers and Ruddy Galleries sale of The Julius Turoff Collection, sold on October 1, 1976, and cataloged as "Sharply struck and boldly defined AU. Small clip at left. A truly <I>outstanding</B></I> specimen of this, one of the most desired of all early American coin issues. Worthy of a really generous bid!" An impressive example of this ever-popular Colonial coin, and one of the most historic issues from this formative period in American history.