I'm shaking

[wheres_wheatie]

Found by my buddy this morning

 

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[HighVDI]

Don't leave us in suspense!!!

 

[wheres_wheatie]

Sorry I'm bad on computers... I need help identifying it... Coin book shows big bucks on some

 

[smokeythecat]

Can you get a closer picture?

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Nice.. almost 400 year old silver would be a mind numbing find..

 

[trapperart]

Can't tell from photo what I'm looking at

 

[wheres_wheatie]

He only sent me the one text so far... I don't know how to tell what denomination it is... It's clearly a 1652 Pine tree

 

[wheres_wheatie]

I mean Willow tree

 

[ecmjamsit]

Amazing find. Pre United States silver coin! Worth about 6 figures at auction. That means over $100,000. Lock it up in a secure place and don't clean it or drop it. It is worth a small fortune. Congratulations!

 

[wheres_wheatie]

Or oak crap I can't tell... Anyone help id it better

 

[wheres_wheatie]

Thanks my buddy found it... I haven't even seen it in person yet and I'm a mess. I can't imagine how he feels today.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Or oak crap I can't tell... Anyone help id it better

Imho I believe you are correct .
Oak tree shilling .
All willow trees were hammered with multiple strikes .
That shilling has great strong detail.
Fantastic coin and Big Congrats on a monster find !

 

[GaRebel1861]

That's an awesome find! Once in life time for most people.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Hey Mr. Wheatie ,

Any chance your friend can get some better pictures of the obverse , Tree side .
Try outdoors with macro setting .

NO flash .

 

[miboje]

That's a mind blower right there. I cannot believe the awesome condition and detail on that. Where did he find it?

 

[Davers]

Yr buddy is a Happy Man ill bet.

 

[K1DDO1979]

That is a stunning find! 🤑

 

[coinman123]

Where did he find it?

Exact coordinates if possible .

Amazing coin! One of the holy grails for anyone who hunts colonial sites! I would get that thing graded, and keep it within twenty feet of me at all times lol.

 

[UnderMiner]

1652 Pine Tree Shilling from the time of the English Civil war, one of the first silver coins minted in North America. Only the King in England had the right to coin money back then, but when King Charles I had his head cut off the colonists of Massachusetts Colony decided that without a king they themselves had the right to mint their own coins, this coin your friend found was one of them.

 

[coinman123]

1652 Pine Tree Shilling from the time of the English Civil war, one of the first silver coins minted in North America. Only the King in England had the right to coin money back then, but when King Charles I had his head cut off the colonists of Massachusetts Colony decided that without a king they themselves had the right to mint their own coins, this coin your friend found was one of them.

They do have an amazing history! I read that the willow tree coinage was minted between 1652-1660, oak trees were actually minted between 1660 and 1667 and pine trees between 1667 and 1682. The 1652 date was from when the local legislation authorized the production of coins in that year. They kept the date of 1652 to make it appear that they were complying with a new law saying that only the king had the right to mint coins. Awesome coin, if only it could speak!