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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 5246629, member: 101855&quot;]Hi [USER=74863]@Collecting Nut[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, here goes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The John Hull piece that was in the OP. This one has an odd polished finish which makes hard to photograph.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218473[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one called &quot;Boston Common.&quot; It too has a bright finish, which looks like it&#039;s chromium plated. Boston originally had three hills which gave the name to &quot;Tremont Street.&quot; Soil from the hills was carted over to the the swamp to make Boston&#039;s Back Bay area. The token maker is the Robbins Co. of Attleboro, Massachusetts.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218475[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This token celebrates Worcester, Massachusetts. The maker is listed as Whitehead and Hoag Co. Shepard Pond listed it as his variety #26.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218478[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my favorite among the group, &quot;Governor Winthrop Meets Chief Chickatabot.&quot; This is listed as Pond #28. The maker is the Robbins Co. of Attleboro, Massachusetts.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218485[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is a straight reproduction of a large planchet Pine Tree Shilling. It is listed in Sidney Noe&#039;s book on Massachusetts silver as &quot;Frabrication PS.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218495[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who are not familiar with the Massachusetts Pine Tree Shillings, here is a real one, listed in Noe&#039;s book as variety #1.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218498[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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