1652 Shilling Pine Tree, Large Planchet AU58 Certification #11933355, PCGS #23

A superb Pine Tree Large Planchet Noe 1. Most unusually, it is almost perfectly round, nicely struck, a very early die state (with no cuds or breaks - and rare as such), superb color with original luster (with just enough superficial dirt to connote originality) and, most amazingly, it exceeds the standard weight at 73.15 vs 72 (the very few seen that do exceed the standard weight have extra silver outside the outer beaded border, but this one doesn't - it's just thick).

Ron Guth

In 1652, John Hull began striking silver coins bearing an image of a pine tree on the obverse and the date and denomination on the reverse.  This design followed Hull's "Oak Tree" design.  Massachusetts "Pine Tree" Silver coins are known in the following denominations and varieties:

Massachusetts "Pine Tree" Large Planchet Shillings include the following die varieties:
   Noe 1
   Noe 2
   Noe 3
   Noe 4 - Mint alteration of Noe 10 per Breen
   Noe 5
   Noe 6
   Noe 7
   Noe 8 - Scarce
   Noe 9
   Noe 10 
   Noe 11

Sources and/or recommended reading:

Noe, S. P. (1943).  The silver coinage of Massachusetts.  New York, NY: American Numismatic Society.