1652 3P Pine Tree, No Pellets MS(PCGS#45366)

1652 3P Pine Tree, No Pellets MS (PCGS#45366)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

详细说明: 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony Pine Tree Threepence. Noe-36, Salmon 2-B, W-640. Rarity-4. Without Pellets. EF-45 (PCGS). 16.8 grains. A picture-perfect type coin, ideally struck and perfectly centered with deep gray fields and light silver gray devices. There are only four varieties of Pine Tree threepence; of them, only Noe-36 comes with the sort of full legends and details that collectors seek in a nice type coin. This one shows nearly full beading, just a little softness at SA of MASATHVSETS below the rim break at 2 o'clock, and no post-striking problems. The rim is a little naturally crude left of 6 o'clock on the obverse. Ford had three of these. The first did not have particularly nice surfaces though it was sharp; that coin sold for $19,550. The second one was the nicest, with hints of luster and a full strike, selling for $20,700. The final piece was a nice EF, but not as complete as this one, and it brought $21,850. Pine Tree fractionals are far rarer than shillings and far more difficult to find in top grade. Though the Ford pieces brought record prices, they remain underappreciated in the marketplace.