Vintage silver from International Sterling. Facsimile of the Pine Tree Shilling done in sterling silver.
If I had just a bit more cash-flow, Pine/Oak/Willow coinage would be on my list. I think they are super cool.
I couldn't agree more. I actually saw one found detecting and couldn't stop chasing the hunt to find me one. It's been 26 years and I still haven't found one yet. Very historical pieces! I'm assuming the Pine tree was more common? Is that true or false?
None of the real ones were actually minted in 1652 either. I don’t recall the exact story but they were basically playing mind games with England.
There are two ways to look at it. It was "the series of 1652" because that was the year the Massachusetts General Court approved of the Mass. silver coinage. There was also the claim that "all of them were struck in 1652" which no one, including the king, could believe. There was one exception, the 1662 Oak Tree Two Pence. The General Court authorized that one in 1662, and it's the only Mass silver piece which bears that date.
