1652 Shilling Willow Tree XF40 Certification #38828031, PCGS #16

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Owner's Comments

Exhibition plate coin for the variety; Salmon 3-D type (only 9 known). Provenance: Samuel Chapman, Carl Wurtzbach (1914 ANS Exhibition Plate Coin), Virgil Brand, T. James Clarke, F.C.C. Boyd, John J. Ford Jr., and Donald G. Patrick; 1914 ANS.

Expert Comments

Ron Guth

The Willow Tree Massachusetts Silver coins were the first attemt at a full design following the simple punches of the New England silver coins. The Willow Tree coinage was produced on crude blanks with a hammer die of some sort. Multiple strikes of the dies, at various angles, were necessary to produce a coin with full designs. However, the multiple strikes often duplicated or obliterated other elements of the design, resulting in illegible, jumbled legends, an odd-spiky-looking tree, dates such as 16522, and/or blank areas on one or both sides. There is no single example that shows the complete design on either side, so it is left to the collector to choose the one that is most "attractive." Certainly, surface quality is an important issue, because many examples are impaired by corrosion, pitting, scratches, or other post-mint damage. Multiple varieties make up this issue, all of which are very rare.

We know of only 33 demonstrably different Willow Tree Shillings.

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	35	R-8.8	3 / 3	11 / 12
All Grades	2	R-9.9	1 / 3 TIE	2 / 12 TIE
60 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 3	1 / 12

Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.
65 or Better	35
All Grades	2
60 or Better	0

Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.
65 or Better	R-8.8
All Grades	R-9.9
60 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	3 / 3
All Grades	1 / 3 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 3

Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	11 / 12
All Grades	2 / 12 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 12

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	AU58 PCGS grade	T. James Clarke Collection - Carl Wurtzbach Collection - Troy Wiseman Collection - Heritage 1/2007:705, $230,000 - Bowers & Merena 9/2009:10, $106,375
2	AU50 estimated grade
3	XF45 estimated grade	Noe plate coin; 1914 ANS Exhibition coin S.H. Chapman - Carl Wurtzbach Collection - Virgil Brand Collection - Carl Wurtzbach Collection - T. James Clarke Collection - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Stack's 10/2005:8, $184,000 - Jon Hanson, sold privately (as agent?) for $190,000 - Donald Groves Partrick Collection - Heritage 1/2015:5522, $129,250
4	VF35 PCGS grade	Bache Collection - William E. Woodward 3/1865:2524 - George J. Bauer - T. James Clarke Collection - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Stack’s 10/2005:9, $184,000 - Dwight Manley's NE Silver Collection - Heritage 8/2010:3004, $230,000
4	VF35 PCGS grade	Illustrated on Plate XX, No. iv of the supplement to Dickeson's Manual (1860); Noe Plate III & Enlargement Plate VIII; illustrated in the ANS 1914 Exhibition, Plate 39 Jeremiah Colburn Collection - Woodward 4/1863 - Charles Ira Bushnell - S.H. & H. Chapman 6/1882:142, $25 - Lorin G. Parmelee - New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890:307 - John G. Mills Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 4/1904:5 - George H. Earle, Jr. Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1912:1919 - George M. Parsons - Henry Chapman 6/1914:3 - Waldo C. Newcomer (Inventory #3066, with a cost of $78.25) - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Stack’s 10/2005:6, $276,000 - David M. Sundman Collection - Stack's/Bowers 11/2013:4002, $282,000

#1 AU58 PCGS grade

T. James Clarke Collection - Carl Wurtzbach Collection - Troy Wiseman Collection - Heritage 1/2007:705, $230,000 - Bowers & Merena 9/2009:10, $106,375

#2 AU50 estimated grade

#3 XF45 estimated grade

Noe plate coin; 1914 ANS Exhibition coin

S.H. Chapman - Carl Wurtzbach Collection - Virgil Brand Collection - Carl Wurtzbach Collection - T. James Clarke Collection - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Stack's 10/2005:8, $184,000 - Jon Hanson, sold privately (as agent?) for $190,000 - Donald Groves Partrick Collection - Heritage 1/2015:5522, $129,250

#4 VF35 PCGS grade

Bache Collection - William E. Woodward 3/1865:2524 - George J. Bauer - T. James Clarke Collection - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Stack’s 10/2005:9, $184,000 - Dwight Manley's NE Silver Collection - Heritage 8/2010:3004, $230,000

#4 VF35 PCGS grade

Illustrated on Plate XX, No. iv of the supplement to Dickeson's Manual (1860); Noe Plate III & Enlargement Plate VIII; illustrated in the ANS 1914 Exhibition, Plate 39

Jeremiah Colburn Collection - Woodward 4/1863 - Charles Ira Bushnell - S.H. & H. Chapman 6/1882:142, $25 - Lorin G. Parmelee - New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890:307 - John G. Mills Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 4/1904:5 - George H. Earle, Jr. Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1912:1919 - George M. Parsons - Henry Chapman 6/1914:3 - Waldo C. Newcomer (Inventory #3066, with a cost of $78.25) - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Stack’s 10/2005:6, $276,000 - David M. Sundman Collection - Stack's/Bowers 11/2013:4002, $282,000