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coinsandcoins32 Valued Member United States 159 Posts	Posted 05/08/2014 5:54 pm Hello everyone, I was wondering what you think of this. This coin is being offered for sale to me and I need a second opinion. The coin in question is a Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling (Noe-11) from the wreck of the HMBS Feversham in 1711. The coin is in a very low grade AG details, but the fact that it was part of a shipwreck is interesting for me. What d you think I should pay for this? Pictures of the coin are in the link below. The seller obtained the coin at a coin galleries auction a few years back where it sold for $400. http://www.mcsearch.info/record.html?id=160143 Report this Post to the Staff

pcunix Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 03:49 am I'd be on the fence about that. The picture is not great, so maybe the corrosion is not as bad as it looks, or maybe it is worse. You certainly don't get too many opportunities at that price level though, and as you say, the history is ineresting. I'd want better pictures. As to what to pay, I don't know - not very much! Report this Post to the Staff
chasingtailbar Pillar of the Community 968 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 04:01 am That's pretty dang cool, I'd be tempted. Report this Post to the Staff
coinsandcoins32 Valued Member United States 159 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 08:11 am I have examined the coin in hand and those are simply pictures of where the buyer obtained the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1849 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 1:56 pm If you want one, that example is a good one to get, but at the right price. Noe 11 is one of the scarcer large planchet Pine Tree Shillings, with no 'H' in Masathusets, so that is a plus. The Feversham pedigree is also interesting. However, the coin has suffered a lot, and has lost much of its statutory weight. The norm for a non-clipped example would be about 70-72 grains. This one weighs 36 grains, lost due to salt water corrosion or possibly clipping, or both. I would not go much above the price paid at the auction you linked. Edited by GERMANICVS 05/09/2014 1:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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