Lot 3
1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling AN DO type Noe-3 Rarity-6 Bowers W-450 URS-. Partly lustrous golden light silvery gray mixed with medium steel gray toning. The planchet is mostly smooth but there are areas of shallow granularity or erosion on both sides, especially to the right of the Oak Tree. No contact marks or evidence of clipping, and the planchet is almost perfectly round. The best identifying mark is a shallow planchet void near the rim at K-9.5 on the obverse (tree side). The strike is uneven with areas of weakness on both sides, probably because the obverse is significantly off center to K-2.5. Fortunately the date, denomination, and Oak Tree are all clear, but the AN DO feature (as opposed to the normal AN.DOM.) is incomplete due to the uneven strike; only the DO is visible. The reverse is nicely centered on the planchet. An impressive example of a very rare variety, and it comes with an important provenance that has been traced back more than 100 years. Weight 74.7 grains. Listed on page 39 in the "Redbook." The attribution, weight, and Partrick Collection provenance are all noted on the NGC label. NGC Population 1; 2 finer in 64. Estimated Value $25,000 - 40,000
Ex Thomas L. Elder 7/1915:539-Hillyer Ryder-F. C. C. Boyd, New Netherlands Coin Co. #59, 6/1967:1030-William A. Anton, Jr., 10/1972.
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