Vincent J. LaBella Sr Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I have a 1652 Pine Tree Schilling Sm. Plancet, I found as a child buried in dirt from colonial Wethersfield CT. in 1952. I put it away, lost it, found it. Sent to NGC came back XF Details, Environmental damage. First time, any ideas what to do next. Thanks V. LaBella Sr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 If you want money, auction it in some way. If you just want it preserved, safe deposit box or bolted-down safe. If you want to make it the cornerstone of a great and topical collection, start collecting U.S. colonial coinage (state coppers, tokens possibly, and so on) and build something special. I wouldn't let the environmental neg bother me too much. There simply are not that many of these. If you asked anyone who does not have one, which is nearly everyone, whether they would be delighted to have it, very few would say 'nah, I'm good.' Many would ford a river of steaming *spoon* to obtain it. It's valuable, so careful protection is in order. bwolper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent J. LaBella Sr Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) Thanks, it is currently in a heavily bolted down safe some where. Would you venture a guess as to, and I hate to even venture into this but, it's relevant value compared to others you may have seen. Better, average, not so good. Thanks again. V.LaBella Sr Edited April 28, 2019 by Vincent J. LaBella Sr Added coment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Abshier Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I happen to see these on Auctions sometimes Not a lot , they are rare to have not many of them , as for value I’ve seen them in “detail” grades auction off for $3,000-$5,000 and more it all depends on buyer how bad they really want it ... good amount of the ones I’ve seen were “detailed” it make sense you found it in dirt for free it doesn’t get any better than that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I haven't seen enough of them to have a valuable opinion. What I did is look them up. Here is what one sold for in lower grade but without the negative. It's not enough to retire on, but there are very few collectors who would not want one if they could afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent J. LaBella Sr Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Great, some place to start looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent J. LaBella Sr Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Thanks Jason, "dirt cheap" it was. Jason Abshier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Abshier Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Vincent J. LaBella Sr said: Thanks Jason, "dirt cheap" it was. Me personally I wouldn’t sell it ... I don’t know about your collection or financial issue you might have to sell it , like I said you found it in dirt ! Not everyone finds a valuable rare older coin in dirt ... That’s like finding a needle in hay sack , if it were me and I had sell I would go with eBay to start off with a “reserve” set up around at least $2,500 or so even with “detailed” grade it’s still worth a nice sum of money , not a cheap coin or a coin you don’t see everyday .... if you want keep it ? Great ! Be the proud owner of this specific coin put it away and forget about it start working on rest of your collection ... Just be lucky you found it for free in dirt, unlike everyone else has to pay for it to have it their collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwolper Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 What a very nice find. Personally speaking, I think the condition is great, all things considered. V., if you don't mind, tell us about your present collection, if you have one. Thanks for sharing about your great coin. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 A bit of attribution/further information: This variety of small planchet Pine Tree Shilling is considered by Q. David Bowers to be the one most readily available, and it is considered a URS-11 (500 to 999 known). In his book, the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins (2009), he assigns it the number W-835. It also is classified as Noe-16 (Sydney Noe, The Silver Coinage of Massachusetts, 1971), and Crosby 21-L (Sylvester Crosby, The Early Coins of America 1875. ) Bowers describes this variety as "Usually well struck and very attractive." This reverse die was also used with 6 other obverse dies, on varieties listed as Noe-17 through 22. Yours is a very nice looking example, and a fantastic find. If I were in your shoes, I am not sure I could ever be convinced to part with a coin like that. Crawtomatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BipolarBaby Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Bahstin wants to bring that coin home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...