1652 Shilling Pine Tree, N Reversed, Noe-10 MS(PCGS#897855)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

8182

等级

AU58

价格

131,071

详细说明

Attractive Noe-10 Pine Tree Shilling 1652 Pine Tree Shilling. Large Planchet. Noe-10, Salmon 8-Diii, W-750. Rarity-3. Without Pellets at Trunk, Reversed Ns. AU-58 (PCGS). 71.0 grains. An attractive example of a variety that usually comes VF and for which an EF is cause for rejoicing. Both the obverse and reverse are rich olive-gray with some iridescent gold showing when tilted under a light. The tree at center obverse is mostly sharp and the root structure shows. The letters in the peripheral legend are a little soft at bottom, elongated at the top, and very tight on the flan at left and right, where straight clips are noted. On the reverse, the denomination and date are sharp, letters in the legend soft at left, yet strong elsewhere. Some soft mint frost persists to surfaces that are pleasantly smooth in hand with no marks or other blemishes of consequence. The bird's nest break on the right side of the trunk in the middle of the branches is well developed, a die state often seen. Noe-8 through Noe-10 represent a "hollow tree" type among Large Planchet Pine Trees that deserves to be collected as a major variety. The Mint State primary Boyd-Ford coin brought $31,625 in our (Stack's) October 2005 Ford XII sale, and the Reed Hawn-Partrick coin in NGC/CAC MS-65 sold for $66,000 in a more recent Heritage auction in February 2022. Syd Martin's coin offered here is the Boyd-Ford duplicate, which realized an impressive $23,000 in October 2005, and is a thoroughly satisfying example of both the underappreciated "hollow tree" type and the Noe-10 attribution. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XII, October 2005, lot 100; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006. To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click here. PCGS# 897855. NGC ID: 2ARX. Click here for certification details from PCGS.