Amazing Cut PINE TREE SHILLING!!!!!

[oxbowbarefoot]

Well, I found my first cut silver, and it sure is a nice one! I'm fairly certain it is a Pine Tree Shilling, which would make it my oldest coin so far. I've neglected to post my best finds so far this year, but I have to say, these fields are producing quite nicely. I will do a catch up post tomorrow with the highlights from my hunts at this site so far. I felt this find deserved its own post. I found this about 4 inches down with my new 11"x13" coil for the Deus. If anyone can help me identify the variety of the coin I would appreciate it. Are cut coins like this worth grading?

 

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[oxbowbarefoot]

Thanks VP and Hamid!

 

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[BruceB]

Very nice find there

 

[Broken knee]

Well I guess I should have stayed a little longer? did you get it near the barn? or the side we were at? HH
BK I will stop today!!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

That's an outstanding find that you rarely see. Almost all of the Mass. silver coins I've seen posted are whole coins, and this is the only other cut piece I've seen other than the one I dug 4 years ago. And yours is in much nicer condition. I think mine was I'd as from a NOE-11 per Don in SJ. Hope you can get lucky enough to swing your coil over another hunk of that historic silver. Again, great find!!

 

[Jeff H]

OBBF, that is an AWESOME find! Congrats big time!

 

[metalev4]

Congrats on a rare one. Aside from Bill D and Billb Ladd you are the only person I have heard of finding a cut tree coin. Awesome find!

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow! If you're gonna find a cut silver, you cant't beat that one! Sounds like you are hunting a colonial dream site!

 

[Bill Ladd]

That's a beauty! Looks nicer than the one I dug last year...
HH,
Bill

 

[Silver Searcher]

That's what I'm talking about great find, cut quarters mean trading, pound that area

SS

 

[jewelerguy]

stunning!

 

[Broken knee]

Jason, after seeing that coin in person, all I can say is Incredible! The pic doesn't due it Justice. BANNER ALL THE WAY!!!
I'll see you there this week trust me!!
BK

 

[Erik in NJ]

Hi! Sorry it's taken me a while to respond on this one. Gorgeous piece of cut silver and a real show piece for sure. I would put it in a nice slab container and pad it out with white cardboard and then go ahead and search for the remainder. Since it was used as currency the other "bits" may be quite disparate (due to them being in circulation). I found a cut large cent last year and I doubt the other half is in the same field, but I do hope you find more. You have pulled some amazing finds from that field! Congrats!

 

[Jyverb64]

Great save!

 

[fishstick]

That is truly a WICKED piece of History there OX!!!!!!! You know it's a HE11 of a piece to get a reply from the Great BILL LADD...... BANNER for sure bud!!!! CONGRATS.. HH

 

[joeyfresh]

Awesome find. You just never know what's going to pop out of the next hole!

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Thank you everyone for the compliments and BANNER support!

 

[hogge]

One of my dream finds. Just got me new T-2. I might just have to drive to Northampton and meet up you guys! Congratulations! "The Hogge"

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Dream Find for sure , that's a GREAT discovery

dawg

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Here are some pics in natural light taken where I found it! Pulled another 1600's coin from the fields yesterday, hoping for more today!

 

[Iron Patch]

Here are some pics in natural light taken where I found it! Pulled another 1600's coin from the fields yesterday, hoping for more today!

It's probably way too good a find to play the imagine if game, but with such sharp detail it sure would have been a great to find whole. The graders no doubt would have labeled it with environmental damage, but I bet the details would have been up there.

Before it's all said and done you'll find a complete one.