IDXMonster
Elite Member
I’ve been thinking of what to say ever since this was posted. There’s nothing to say. I would’ve dropped dead.
Still in shock best coin ever
- Thread starter Toasted
- Start date
I nearly did. Here she is cleaned up some more
Attachments
W
W!
That is a fantastic find, Toasted! Major congratulations!
I looked out and saw snow today (actually for the last few weeks, but today included, lol)!
watch out! here it comes! minnesnowtah! ehe! heh! he!
(h.h.!)
j.t.
BottleCapKing
Elite Member
Wow, what a find! They are incredibly scarce here in MA, and you are digging one in Maryland... Great job. You found the coin we are all looking for here in Massachusetts. That is my dream coin for sure.
Note: While the date on the coin says 1652, there were no Pine Tree shillings minted in 1652. This was the year the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorized the minting of coinage in the colony. The Pine Tree was minted starting in 1667 until the authorization to mint coinage expired in 1682.
Willow Tree coins (the rarest and most valuable of the tree shillings) were minted 1652-1659. Oak Tree coins were minted 1660-1667. Only the Oak Tree twopence had a date different from 1652 - that date was 1662.
Note: While the date on the coin says 1652, there were no Pine Tree shillings minted in 1652. This was the year the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorized the minting of coinage in the colony. The Pine Tree was minted starting in 1667 until the authorization to mint coinage expired in 1682.
Willow Tree coins (the rarest and most valuable of the tree shillings) were minted 1652-1659. Oak Tree coins were minted 1660-1667. Only the Oak Tree twopence had a date different from 1652 - that date was 1662.
Thanks. Cut pieces are found in the MidAtlantic. I found one last year but a full shilling dug outside of New England is almost unheard of
Last edited:
Ramble
Full Member
I’ve been off the forums a few weeks and come back to this awesome post...congrats! That is one sweet coin!
Last edited:
East coast lies.
I found a mercury dime today !
you should be "charged" for just looking at it!
you "left coast" silly!..you! ehe! heh! he!
(h.h.!)
j.t.
Tom_in_CA
Elite Member
- Joined
- Dec 23, 2013
- Messages
- 20,744
You can't write or show history any better than this. Sometime, 1000 yrs. from now, someone's gonna be data-mining FMDF. They'll find this post, and put the name "toasted" in along side of other famous historians and archies ! Good job !
MrJeep
Elite Member
Big congrats on a rare find indeed...awesome!
phenomenal find! you also know the history of the coin.
a friend of mine found one of these at a very old church in
groton, mass around 1978,i think it was. it was found in a small
park at the base of an ancient elm tree directly in front of the church.
initially, he didn't know what he had.was struck 1662,and it is a '"willow tree" shilling, one of the rare ones.he still has it to this day.some of the first "yankee farmers" had them and they are sometimes found in farmer's fields. one of the early settlers must have lost his at the church one sunday morning so long ago
(h.h.!)
j.t.
Silversmith45
Elite Member
I had a lady friend who was a coin dealer. She used to buy bags of foreign coins and sell them for a dime apiece. While going through one bag she bought she found a Pine tree Shilling. Who ever bagged the coins didn't know what it was and figured that it must be a foreign coin. My friend knew what it was and ended up selling it for a good amount.
amc rulz
Forum Supporter
What’s the melt on a coin like that? 
Congrats on a rare one for sure!
Congrats on a rare one for sure!
demyansk1942
Elite Member
Yes, what could you get for a coin like that? Cool find
Chipk
Elite Member
Congrats on an outstanding find.
Your description of how you found it is virtually what happened to me last week. Dug a strange looking piece of metal and tossed it into My trash pouch. For reasons I don’t understand I added it to some pennies going into the tumbler. Later I glanced at it and then gave it a hard look and put it under my magnifier. Saw a crown with a Roman numeral III. Sent pics to several coin forums and they confirmed it’s a Phillip (Felipe) III cob, 1598-1621. A first for me
Again, great find.
Attachments
CTpilgrim
Elite Member
Awesome find! Definitely at the top of anyone’s bucket list for sure. Huge congratulations to you
