1652 MASSACHUSETTS PINE TREE SHILLING REPRO

1652 MASSACHUSETTS PINE TREE SHILLING REPRO
Item# 1652-massachusetts-pine-tree-shilling-r1652
$7.25

Product Description

THIS IS A BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED REPRODUCTION OF ONE OF OUR COUNTRY'S FIRST AND MOST FAMOUS COINS. FIRST MINTED IN 1652 IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, THESE COINS WERE THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATION OF OUR PILGRIM FOREFATHERS. MINTED USING THE SAME OPEN COLLAR, HAMMERING METHOD ORIGINALLY USED NEARLY 400 YEARS AGO, EACH ONE IS MADE FROM 5 GRAMS OF PURE .999 FINE SILVER.