Catalog
6 Pence - Willow Tree
| Issuer | Massachusetts Bay Colony |
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| Year | 1653-1660 |
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| Value | 6 Pence (1⁄40) |
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| Obverse lettering | MASATHVSETS.IN |
| Reverse description | The central field bears the date 1652 above the Roman numeral VI denoting the sixpence denomination, all within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding peripheral legend NEW ENGLAND A. DOM: 1652 VI encircles the design in large, unevenly spaced Latin characters. As with the obverse, the flan is irregular and the strike uneven, consistent with the hand-hammered production of this earliest series of American colonial coinage. The date 1652 was used as a frozen authorization date throughout the entire production period of 1653 to 1660, as minting was conducted under the original legislative authority granted in that year. |
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| Mintage | 1652 (1653-1660) - Actually minted 1653-1660 |
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