1652 Pine Tree Threepence. Noe-36, Salmon 2-B, W-640. Rarity-4. Without Pellets at Trunk. VF-30 (PCGS).
15.4 grains. Pleasing silver gray surfaces with glints of powder blue and pale pink evident as the coin dips into a light. Boldly defined in all areas save for the left obverse and right reverse peripheries, where the design elements are faint to absent. Obverse off center to 6 o'clock, reverse to 7 o'clock, the borders in those areas through the tops of the letters. The tree and date are bold, the denomination legible despite softness to the final Roman numeral. Minor planchet crack at 5 o'clock relative to the obverse, large cud break at 2 o'clock on the same side. These are scarce to rare in all grades, the present example a desirable coin at the middle reaches of the numismatic grading scale.
Provenance: From the Collection of Larry L. Terrell. Acquired from Chris Victor-McCawley, June 1997.
PCGS# 21. NGC ID: 2AR7.
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