🥇 BANNER The find of a lifetime! 1652 Pine Tree Shilling!

[Donnie B from VA]

This past Sunday I found the find of a lifetime, a 1652 Pine Tree Shilling at a site in Connecticut. I don't post much on here but thought I would share it with you.

 

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[Donnie B from VA]

Donnie here's a couple of pics from Whitmans book. A couple of your coin and one of the coin we are looking for lol
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Thank you very much! I noticed the plate coin in the book must have been a very early die state. Mine is certainly a late die state coin. I wouldn't mind finding one in an early die state to go with mine! That would be nice!

 

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[Ahab8]

Thank you very much! I noticed the plate coin in the book must have been a very early die state. Mine is certainly a late die state coin. I wouldn't mind finding one in an early die state to go with mine! That would be nice!

That would really be something. Here's the other that I've heard is good but I don't have yet

 

[Ahab8]

Donnie have you seen Hank Philips Mass silvers further down on Best Finds? Go check it out if you haven't. It's pretty remarkable

 

[Donnie B from VA]

That would really be something. Here's the other that I've heard is good but I don't have yet
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Donnie have you seen Hank Philips Mass silvers further down on Best Finds? Go check it out if you haven't. It's pretty remarkable

Yeah, I definitely need Salmon's book to go with my coin! Thanks for the link as I hadn't seen it yet. I will go look at Hank's coins too. I have been resisting the temptation to post my Shilling under Today's Finds. I think it's being overlooked down here in the basement!

 

[Ahab8]

Yeah, I definitely need Salmon's book to go with my coin! Thanks for the link as I hadn't seen it yet. I will go look at Hank's coins too. I have been resisting the temptation to post my Shilling under Today's Finds. I think it's being overlooked down here in the basement!

This section gets far far less traffic Donnie. It's up to you man. One thing you have to do on this site is post for other people that share in your passion. For us it's colonial history. For others it's Civil War etc. people enjoy what they know. Sometimes we post up incredible colonial finds and they just don't get a lot of attention. But the thing that's important is that the few who do enjoy it really get it. They understand how important this stuff is. A tree coin is pretty much universally noted as a top dog though. Was that your first 1600s coin Donnie? You may have said in your post.

 

[OutdoorAdv]

... I have been resisting the temptation to post my Shilling under Today's Finds. I think it's being overlooked down here in the basement!

You are correct, it does get far less traffic in this section of the forum. If you want it in "todays finds", I would suggest PMing "Jeff of PA" and asking him to move this post though. It totally qualifies for a "todays find" when you posted it, but I totally get why you put it in this section. haha Jeff should be able to move this for you though.

 

[Donnie B from VA]

This section gets far far less traffic Donnie. It's up to you man. One thing you have to do on this site is post for other people that share in your passion. For us it's colonial history. For others it's Civil War etc. people enjoy what they know. Sometimes we post up incredible colonial finds and they just don't get a lot of attention. But the thing that's important is that the few who do enjoy it really get it. They understand how important this stuff is. A tree coin is pretty much universally noted as a top dog though. Was that your first 1600s coin Donnie? You may have said in your post.

Yes, it is my first coin from the 1600's. Prior to this coin my oldest copper was a 1744 King George II that I found two years ago. My oldest SILVER coin until I dug up the Pine Tree Shilling was an 1853O Seated Half Dime!

 

[JerseyDigger19]

Jackpot!

 

[Ahab8]

Yes, it is my first coin from the 1600's. Prior to this coin my oldest copper was a 1744 King George II that I found two years ago. My oldest SILVER coin until I dug up the Pine Tree Shilling was an 1853O Seated Half Dime!

That's crazy cool man. I found a 1664 cob with my pts and last year found a 1653 counter marked copper cob. 1600s stuff in the US is damn tough. I also have a broken French billon coin that almost positively started its life as a 1590s douzain. I'd love to see you post that coin in Today's Finds my friend. Totally up to you but it should be on the BANNER for sure. But in your collection is a hell of a lot better. Also the advice from OutdoorAdv(a good buddy) is very solid. That's the correct way to handle it

 

[Scrappy]

Outstanding find! I'm pretty sure if I ever found a tree coin that my head would just pop off. Looks like Abe set you up with a bunch of good info. Great guy, from Maine though, but I try not to hold that against him too much.

There's not much to say really that hasn't been said, but I'd like to see this on banner so my vote is going in. Congrats on a find beyond most people's wildest dreams.

Steve

 

[Donnie B from VA]

Outstanding find! I'm pretty sure if I ever found a tree coin that my head would just pop off. Looks like Abe set you up with a bunch of good info. Great guy, from Maine though, but I try not to hold that against him too much.

There's not much to say really that hasn't been said, but I'd like to see this on banner so my vote is going in. Congrats on a find beyond most people's wildest dreams.

Steve

Thank you for your kind words and banner nomination. I know it sounds cliche' but I always dreamed of finding one of these coins and it was the number one coin on my list. I still can't believe that I actually found one. The best part is that my friend Dan was with me when it happened. He actually pulled it from the hole because I was too nervous to touch it. Dan was the first person to touch it in 300+ years since it was lost. The smile on his face was priceless.

 

[Donnie B from VA]

Jackpot!

Thanks!

 

[jerseyben]

Thank you! The obverse is slightly off struck. That's one of the things I love about these old hammered coins. No two are exactly the same.

FYI, I believe these are struck on a rocker press, not hammered.

 

[Donnie B from VA]

FYI, I believe these are struck on a rocker press, not hammered.

I know. From my reading, there is some debate on how they were actually struck because I don't believe there are any actual records of the devices used. The large planchets were probably struck on a rocker press. The small planchets may have been struck on a screw press. I should not have used the term "hammered" and was simply trying to state that no two are exactly alike.

 

[gheenoe78]

Holy moly. This one should be displayed up top for sure. Banner vote. Incredible find and amazing condition!

 

[trapperart]

I'm voting banner for this coin. Don't know why it's not up there already? Congrats on a great find

 

[DownNDirty]

What an amazing find, and the condition is superb for a dug coin. BANNER

 

[cammobunker]

I voted Banner on this as well. A 350 year old coin find in the US deserves it, I don't care what anybody says.

 

[Ahab8]

Obvious BANNER! That is one of the nicer dug tree coins you are going to see. In my opinion any Mass silver should go up top.

 

[DownNDirty]

Donnie you definitely brought home the mail with that one! Talk about a BINGO