Virginia colonial hunt find 1652 XII silver

[lawsonland]

1652 XII Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling

I went to a hunt in Virginia and found this. There is supposed to be a tree (oak, willow or pine) on the back but its completely worn off.
Anyone have any thoughts on how to figure out what it is?
Thanks
Jon

 

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[Iron Patch]

You should post a clear shot of the other side. Even slight details can matter when making an ID.

 

[A2coins]

You gotta be kiddin ,that is freakin ,cool This site is addictive cool find

 

[Coinsniffa]

Wow...I'd say based on what you said it was in circulation for a very long time but in any event I would be beaming if I found that!

 

[bill from lachine]

Worn or not that's one sweet Mass silver.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Big Congrats , Pine Tree shilling !

 

[ironhorse]

The best find I've seen in a while!
Winnah!!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Worn or not that coin is on the top of most of our lists. Looks like she was in circulation for some time. Big congrats on a find of a lifetime!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Ahab8]

I'm 98% sure you have an Oak Tree Shilling NOE 9. Some pretty decent indicators on these. The large space between the T and H. The one thick line in the X. A few others as well. This particular variety was often clipped at the mint to discard some weight. This is a URS 7 33-64 known. Great find with a very odd wear pattern.

 

[trapperart]

Wow big congrats very nice

 

[ARC]

I'm 98% sure you have an Oak Tree Shilling NOE 9. Some pretty decent indicators on these. The large space between the T and H. The one thick line in the X. A few others as well. This particular variety was often clipped at the mint to discard some weight. This is a URS 7 33-64 known. Great find with a very odd wear pattern.

Agreed.

Well done. Congrats.

Abe... Almost same condition as yours :P ...

 

[Ahab8]

I just looked some more and that's for sure what it is. Here's a pic from the Whitman book

 

[Ahab8]

Agreed.

Well done. Congrats.

Abe... Almost same condition as yours :P ...

That baby was "well loved". But Mass silver is always an incredible find and they don't often show up in Va. out of all the old silvers Bill D has dug he's never put his coil over a Mass silver. But the Lord B makes up for it....then some

 

[lawsonland]

I'm 98% sure you have an Oak Tree Shilling NOE 9. Some pretty decent indicators on these. The large space between the T and H. The one thick line in the X. A few others as well. This particular variety was often clipped at the mint to discard some weight. This is a URS 7 33-64 known. Great find with a very odd wear pattern.

Thank you very much for this information. What should I do with this- Is it worth the cost to have it graded and put into a protector or is just the cardboard holder sufficient,
Thanks for your time
Jon

 

[Ahab8]

Thank you very much for this information. What should I do with this- Is it worth the cost to have it graded and put into a protector or is just the cardboard holder sufficient,
Thanks for your time
Jon

Jon I would not have it graded and slabbed. All of the labels will be negative and there's a good chance they won't even label the variety correctly. SilverTreeChaser on here had a terrible experience with a beautiful tree coin he sent out. I found this one last year and have not had it slabbed yet. I put it in a safe place and protected it. I figure if I decide to at some point I can.


You made an incredible find that very few will ever find. Put that feather in your cap and cherish that amazing piece of colonial silver. It's truly a very special find

 

[lawsonland]

Wow, that is in great condition compared to mine. I'll have my son put it into a coin holder and he can add to his collection.
Just curious what guess would it grade and value? He likes to put the coins I find into a separate book, he puts the grade (what he thinks it is) and a value on each one,

 

[testing123]

Beautiful coin! Probably no real need to get it slabbed but get a nice holder for it. If you ever sell it slabbing might not be a bad idea. Thats a coin most of us want but will never find. Congrats!

 

[dansalata]

stellar find congrats!!!

 

[digging440yrs]

Great find !