Lot 644
1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Sixpence Noe-33 R5 NGC graded MS63. Type with pellets on either side of the tree trunk. Attractive frosty bluish steel gray and toned silver with hints of mint luster showing in the fields on both sides. No contact marks but there is a minor stain of slightly darker toning near the rim over the Pine Tree. Boldly struck everywhere except for the area left of the tree and the opposing area right of the date, apparently due to the planchet being a bit thinner in that area. The obverse is misaligned to K-12, as always on this variety, but the reverse is nicely centered on the planchet. A great example of this tough denomination. Listed on page 41 in the "Redbook." Weight shown as 35.2 grains on the NGC label. Pop 2; 3 finer in 64. Estimate Value $8,500 - UP
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