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1 Shilling 'Pine Tree' Large Planchet 27-31 mm
| Issuer | Massachusetts Bay Colony |
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| Year | 1652 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a schematically rendered pine tree with spreading branches and visible roots, struck on an irregularly shaped broad planchet typical of hammered coinage. The tree is surrounded by an inner beaded circle, beyond which the colonial legend reads MASATHVSETS IN in large, unevenly spaced letters encircling the periphery. The planchet shows characteristic hammer-struck irregularities, and the overall die work reflects the crude but distinctive style of the Boston mint under silversmith John Hull. The design was conceived to assert the colony's autonomous monetary identity and discourage coin clipping through the broad flan format. |
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| Obverse lettering | MASATHVSETS IN |
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| Edge | Irregular |
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