1652 PINE TREE SHILLING

[steelheadwill]

Hi Everyone,
Been a while since I got any coins,
Got 3 Silvers and 2 Coppers today
I finally got my Pine Tree Shilling Looks to be a Noe-1 Large Planchet
correct size and weight, 28mm X 4.4 Grams.
A solid coin with some encrustation.
note scratch on obverse and clean X on reverse, good metal right there.
this example is a late stage as shown by severe die cracking around date,
and is close to the specified original weight and diameter, no clipping!
The site below is the most comprehensive I've found about Mass Silver,
follow to section contents for more info on the series.
Pine Tree Coinage
Also got my first Barber quarter and an SLQ,
2 LCs, one toast and a '47 with a really nice strike, even full of dirt, she's looking good...
(pardon the soap bubbles)
Thanks for looking and HH All !! Herbie.

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Well done

Can't wait to see what she looks like when she comes back.

 

[HISPAN]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Great find Herbie !!! congrats for the banner .
H

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

WTG Herbie, I sure hope the conservation by NCS comes out better than that sad looking SLQ
Don

They're the company that took a nice looking 77 indian and killed it with chemical or electrolysis.

I would be very sure about the person I left this with to be cleaned!

 

[Henry2]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

My heart wouldn't be able to handle a find like that

I hope they do a good job cleaning it, the first thing that came to mind as mentioned above was that Indian head they butchered

 

[Homerun04]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Beyond jealous. That is the coin of my lifetime target for me...

 

[Nutriasub]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

HERBIE:

CONGRATS ON AN AMAZING COIN, WE ARE HOPING FOR A GREAT COME BACK!!
BETTER THAN HOPING, WE "KNOW" THAT ITS GOING TO BE STUNNING!!

CONGRATS ON THE WELL DESERVED BANNER TOO

 

[IAMZIM]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

OMG. !!! C'mon Y'all - this is so ridiculously BANNER , out of almost 30 respondents , a few
banner votes (WTF) please ! this find in terms of rarity, is way beyond GW buttons !
I would say equal to the half "disme " in rarity - When it comes to early , rare , Americana -
this is a "Holy Grail " find in the realm of numismatica ! If I'm overstating the case please
correct me , Argentium.

Sorry, i have no idea what a "Pine Tree Shilling" is, but it is cool! Super Gratz on Banner! Can anyone direct me to some history, or value on it? Since i have never heard of such a thing?

 

[DigginThePast]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

WTG Herbie, I sure hope the conservation by NCS comes out better than that sad looking SLQ
Don

They're the company that took a nice looking 77 indian and killed it with chemical or electrolysis.

I would be very sure about the person I left this with to be cleaned!

+1

Here is a link to that thread:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,369328.0.html

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

 

[artyfacts]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

What a find Herbie. Congratulations on a well deserved banner... Arty

 

[Hill Billy]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Congrats Herbie, I bet your on cloud nine right now.

 

[Breezie]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Herbie, WOW! YOU are da MAN! Congratulations on finding the hammered and for making the well deserved BANNER! Breezie

 

[creeper71]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

OMG. !!! C'mon Y'all - this is so ridiculously BANNER , out of almost 30 respondents , a few
banner votes (WTF) please ! this find in terms of rarity, is way beyond GW buttons !
I would say equal to the half "disme " in rarity - When it comes to early , rare , Americana -
this is a "Holy Grail " find in the realm of numismatica ! If I'm overstating the case please
correct me , Argentium.

Sorry, i have no idea what a "Pine Tree Shilling" is, but it is cool! Super Gratz on Banner! Can anyone direct me to some history, or value on it? Since i have never heard of such a thing?

http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/printable/coin.cfm?coincode=1_00 Value if sold today I believe but not sure it would be somewhere between 2000.00-5000.00

 

[Sniffy]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Now thats an amazing coin that I dream about.

 

[Goldirocks]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Wow that is one Awesome find! I love those coins. Can't wait to see what it looks like when tended to.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Man that's a nice find, congrats on getting the Banner nod.
I am sure everyone would like to here more about the find. Was it in a feild, how deep was it, did you find it in your home state, did you know what you had right away? And anything else you may want to add.
ZDD

 

[hogge]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jerseyben]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Very cool and congrats!

 

[saltyshark2002]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Those are some great finds Herbie...You have me beat already....so far for me i have 4 hunts that have netted me 1 indian and 7 wheats,Im still in a silver slump...hopefully soon though

 

[matt092079]

Re: Been a While, Got some coins! Pine Tree

Awesome find!