🥇 BANNER A find of a life time 1652 Massachustetts pine tree 6 pence

[Coinshooter2012]

I headed out Monday with a couple of my good friends Scott and Jesse. We go to this site it was an old field used for I don't even know how many years.

This location has been known for putting out barbers, mercs and other silver coins. Jesse made a pass toward the left center of the field about 100 ft from me Scott was hunting about 20 ft from me.

My first signal was a penny signal I figured for sure it was a Memorial, I flip the plug wave the pin pointer over it and notice a small silver edge in the plug, thinking now it was a pull tab I pull this small coin out of the dirt. I saw the writing on the back and yelled I got something. I ran over to Scott and handed it to him the coin flipped in his hand and bam the pine tree shined in the sun. I freaked out like a school girl "it's a pine tree"! Scott flippant the coin over and sees the 1652 on the back side of the coin. I hear Jesse in the background say "no way". The three of us we so mind boggled the phones came out. Bill Ladd got a text with the pic of the coin and before I knew what just happened I was calling my wife, it was 7:58 am. It was a coin I had wanted to find since I started detecting a year ago. On the way to the site we were just talking about finding a pine tree coin.
Next step is get it graded and appraised and see if what I'm holding is really worth what everyone is saying.

 

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[rayrayvegas]

When its your time its your time. Man what a find. Congrats on a Banner find.

 

[Greylock]

Wow congrats. That coin looks awesome

 

[mohawkman4081]

Amazing!

 

[ironhorse]

Thats a nice one!

Beautiful shape

 

[BuckleBoy]

Banner find for sure!

 

[pepperj]

Banner find for sure! Congrats of the beautiful looking silver.

 

[RelicPrime113]

Wow, that is really awesome and once in a lifetime find, congrats!!!

 

[ModernMiner]

FANTASTIC BANNER find!!!!
I can't even imagine.
Congrats,
MM

 

[Steve in PA]

That is a very nice one! Those Massachussets six pence are showing up on regular basis lately.

 

[John_Deere]

Epic find! Congrats and HH!

 

[dfx-kevin]

Very happy for you, must've been a rush

 

[Coinshooter2012]

It was a rush I can't ever explain I hope everyone gets to feel that excitement!

 

[Argentium]

Oh Man , what a great find - BANNER all day long !!!!!!!!! That is a real beauty - a lifetime find amigo !

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Great find. Like almost everyone else above i vote BANNER also. Congrats Mike

 

[cahil_2]

I vote banner!

 

[Iron Patch]

So what's everyone saying? I say, or guess, maybe 2-3k. Nice condition, but still dug, and not considered rare for a pine tree.

Here's a past sale.

Stack's Bowers Galleries - Lot #1009 - 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony Pine Tree Sixpence. Noe-33, W-670. Rarity-3. Pellets at Trunk. Genuine--Code 98, Surface Damage (PCGS).

 

[DocBeav]

Great job man! BANNER!

 

[Coinshooter2012]

So what's everyone saying? I say, or guess, maybe 2-3k. Nice condition, but still dug, and not considered rare for a pine tree. Here's a past sale. Stack's Bowers Galleries - Lot #1009 - 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony Pine Tree Sixpence. Noe-33, W-670. Rarity-3. Pellets at Trunk. Genuine--Code 98, Surface Damage (PCGS).

I'm not here to split hairs over the quality of the coin. I have been told it and XF and could fetch around 8k it is a NOE 33 with pellets at the trunk. Like I said I have been told this I don't know what grade it is, we will see what's its worth once it's graded.

 

[Plumbata]

What a gorgeous example; strong strike, nice round planchet (or maybe slightly clipped but who cares!), and with a lovely old silver patina that blows the pants off the brown crusty pieces more typically dug. What state was it found in, if I can ask?

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