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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerarities, post: 1054394, member: 26684&quot;]Hi All,</p><p><br /></p><p>These appear to be modern reproductions of an Oak Tree Shilling from Massachusetts.&nbsp; I do come across many of these that have been made into jewelry over the years.&nbsp; One of the big giveaways (minus the surfaces which are not right for MA silver) is the letter W in NEW ENGLAND.&nbsp; On all Oak Tree coinage the middle of the W crosses at the top and is connected with a line.&nbsp; There is no W that crosses like this one does.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind, just because a piece was made into jewelry does not necessarily make it a fake colonial.&nbsp; On EBAY in the last year a well known collector purchased an genuine Pine Tree Shilling (Noe 3) in XF45 made into a necklace (which seemed contemporary!) for $18 because everyone assumed that nobody would use a real coin.&nbsp; Well, we were all wrong!&nbsp; I saw and confirmed the piece as genuine at the ANA in&nbsp; Boston this year![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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