{"id":7283,"date":"2019-01-27T14:36:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T19:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/?p=7283"},"modified":"2022-06-29T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T18:25:32","slug":"1652-massachusetts-pine-tree-shilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/articles\/collectibles\/1652-massachusetts-pine-tree-shilling\/","title":{"rendered":"1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7283\" class=\"elementor elementor-7283\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f349b2 article-style elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f349b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e05e422\" data-id=\"e05e422\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7c7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd7c7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pine Tree Shilling<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fae22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03fae22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 1652 Massachusetts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pine_tree_shilling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pine Tree Shilling<\/a>\u00a0is one of the earliest known American coins \u2014 a Colonial coin, technically. Likely to have been minted around 1670, the 1652 date may signify the founding of the Massachusetts mint. Some believe it to be a reflection of larger political events \u2014 a symbol of rebellion against English rule.<\/p><p>A local jeweler suggested to our client that the coin was fake. We thought it was genuine, so our client entrusted us to send it to an important coin lab, where it was verified. The silver value of this coin is just $2, but its current value is around $1,000, even with the poor condition and having been clipped and with a hole. Were it in better condition, it could be worth anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-06b4052 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06b4052\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e214832\" data-id=\"e214832\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707b85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"707b85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1652-shilling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7284\" alt=\"1652 shilling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1652-shilling.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1652-shilling-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1652-shilling-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1652-shilling-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a64255\" data-id=\"4a64255\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5db8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc5db8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/back-view-shilling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7285\" alt=\"back view shilling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/back-view-shilling.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/back-view-shilling-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/back-view-shilling-768x757.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b93fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b93fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>$1,000 \/ 1670 MASSACHUSETTS PINE TREE SHILLING<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acc429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9acc429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is an archival article formerly written and is for informational purposes only. The valuations in this article have likely changed since it was first written.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pine Tree Shilling The 1652 Massachusetts\u00a0Pine Tree Shilling\u00a0is one of the earliest known American coins \u2014 a Colonial coin, technically. Likely to have been minted around 1670, the 1652 date may signify the founding of the Massachusetts mint. 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