Pine Tree Shilling

Here is one I recently picked up. It's a copy of the real thing but this copy is not a modern copy, it's 90 years old. The paperwork is dated 1930. It's from The Bourne Historical Society (BHS). It's the Tercentenary with all original packaging and paperwork. I did the best I could with the photos to show it all. Hope you like it as much as I do.

 

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Ohh that's a cool Vintage Novelty ! I know a story, forget it . Nice !

 

That is great. A bit of regional history, a novel story and a nice coin all wrapped up in a box.

 

I believe the said Judge Sewall was also one of the Salem witch trial judges. Neat item!

 

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

 

Fascinating! That's the correct word.

Yes it is a collectible in its own right.

 

That is neato!

 

A friend got this one out of a house clean out a few years ago. I bought and sold it

 

Shame about that hole but they are hard to find.

 

Agreed. The hole why it’s not part of my own collection

 

Without that hole it would be in my collection. It's in great shape otherwise.

 

Same. Original skin too. I flipped it and made a little

 

Good for you! It is a nice one for wear.

 

There is a whole series of these copies that came out in the 1930s. I was awarded a set of them, without the papers and box, many years ago for speaking at a New England coin club. I’ll have to see if I can find some pictures.

I also have an example of the copy, paper and box shown in the OP.

 

Please post if you find them. Sounds interesting.

 

Hi @Collecting Nut!

You are in luck. I found them! There was a study about these pieces by a well-known New England numismatist, Shepard Pond. He was before my time, although I did meet his daughter a few times.

Okay, here goes.

The John Hull piece that was in the OP. This one has an odd polished finish which makes hard to photograph.



Here is one called "Boston Common." It too has a bright finish, which looks like it's chromium plated. Boston originally had three hills which gave the name to "Tremont Street." Soil from the hills was carted over to the the swamp to make Boston's Back Bay area. The token maker is the Robbins Co. of Attleboro, Massachusetts.



This token celebrates Worcester, Massachusetts. The maker is listed as Whitehead and Hoag Co. Shepard Pond listed it as his variety #26.



This is my favorite among the group, "Governor Winthrop Meets Chief Chickatabot." This is listed as Pond #28. The maker is the Robbins Co. of Attleboro, Massachusetts.



This one is a straight reproduction of a large planchet Pine Tree Shilling. It is listed in Sidney Noe's book on Massachusetts silver as "Frabrication PS."



For those who are not familiar with the Massachusetts Pine Tree Shillings, here is a real one, listed in Noe's book as variety #1.

 

Thank you for posting these. Very interesting but now I need to find the others. Lol I'm just glad I got this one. The coin with the packing makes it a great collectible to me.

 

Yes, the box and papers do add a lot to it. I have seen a couple of the box, paper and token sets offered at shows in New England, but I have never seen the others offered with more than the token. I bought my box and token set at a local club auction many years ago.

 

Thanks for the info I haven’t seen these restrikes before. I’ve seen a lot of copies too