"1652" (1850s) Pine Tree Threepence. Thomas Wyatt Copy. Noe-M, Kenney-5, W-14060. Silver. EF-45 (PCGS).
16.0 grains. Medallic alignment. Soft at upper left obverse, upper right reverse, partially due to centering on the former side, yet pleasingly bold elsewhere at the assigned grade level. With richly original toning in dominant sandy-gray, left reverse border with a blush of deep steely-charcoal.
PCGS# 534626. NGC ID: E6CS.
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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex French's Central States Convention Sale of April 1960, lot 449; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 540; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006. Ford XIV sale lot tag and Sydney F. Martin collector envelope with attribution and provenance notes included.
Estimate: $900
Price realized | 200 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 900 USD |