🥇 BANNER A find of a life time 1652 Massachustetts pine tree 6 pence

Coinshooter2012

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I headed out Monday with a couple of my good friends Scott and Jesse. We go to this site it was an old field used for I don't even know how many years.

This location has been known for putting out barbers, mercs and other silver coins. Jesse made a pass toward the left center of the field about 100 ft from me Scott was hunting about 20 ft from me.

My first signal was a penny signal I figured for sure it was a Memorial, I flip the plug wave the pin pointer over it and notice a small silver edge in the plug, thinking now it was a pull tab I pull this small coin out of the dirt. I saw the writing on the back and yelled I got something. I ran over to Scott and handed it to him the coin flipped in his hand and bam the pine tree shined in the sun. I freaked out like a school girl "it's a pine tree"! Scott flippant the coin over and sees the 1652 on the back side of the coin. I hear Jesse in the background say "no way". The three of us we so mind boggled the phones came out. Bill Ladd got a text with the pic of the coin and before I knew what just happened I was calling my wife, it was 7:58 am. It was a coin I had wanted to find since I started detecting a year ago. On the way to the site we were just talking about finding a pine tree coin.
Next step is get it graded and appraised and see if what I'm holding is really worth what everyone is saying.
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rayrayvegas

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When its your time its your time. Man what a find. Congrats on a Banner find.
 

Greylock

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Wow congrats. That coin looks awesome
 

BuckleBoy

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Banner find for sure!
 

pepperj

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Banner find for sure! Congrats of the beautiful looking silver.:notworthy:
 

RelicPrime113

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Wow, that is really awesome and once in a lifetime find, congrats!!! :thumbsup:
 

ModernMiner

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FANTASTIC BANNER find!!!! :occasion14:
I can't even imagine.
Congrats,
MM
 

Steve in PA

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That is a very nice one! Those Massachussets six pence are showing up on regular basis lately.
 

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John_Deere

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Epic find! Congrats and HH!
 

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Coinshooter2012

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It was a rush I can't ever explain I hope everyone gets to feel that excitement!
 

Argentium

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Oh Man , what a great find - BANNER all day long !!!!!!!!! That is a real beauty - a lifetime find amigo !
 

cahil_2

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I vote banner!
 

DocBeav

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Great job man! BANNER!
 

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Coinshooter2012

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So what's everyone saying? :) I say, or guess, maybe 2-3k. Nice condition, but still dug, and not considered rare for a pine tree. Here's a past sale. Stack's Bowers Galleries - Lot #1009 - 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony Pine Tree Sixpence. Noe-33, W-670. Rarity-3. Pellets at Trunk. Genuine--Code 98, Surface Damage (PCGS).

I'm not here to split hairs over the quality of the coin. I have been told it and XF and could fetch around 8k it is a NOE 33 with pellets at the trunk. Like I said I have been told this I don't know what grade it is, we will see what's its worth once it's graded.
 

Plumbata

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What a gorgeous example; strong strike, nice round planchet (or maybe slightly clipped but who cares!), and with a lovely old silver patina that blows the pants off the brown crusty pieces more typically dug. What state was it found in, if I can ask?

Banner X 10! :headbang:
 

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