The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 41, September 25, 2005, Article 12

PINE TREE SHILLING FOUND

Another colonial coin find was posted to the Colonial Coins
list this week. A subscriber published a link to a web page
describing the recent unearthing of a Pine Tree Shilling by a
metal detecting enthusiast. Warning - jargon ahead:

"I then knelt down and dug my usual three inch plug and
rescanned the hole, now the VDI climbed to 83 and I got
really excited cause I knew a coin was there. I dug another
three inches or so and rescanned and the MXT signaled the
object was still in the ground, I then dug another three or so
inches and rescanned the hole, this time the object was no
longer in the hole. I quickly found the coin in my dug up dirt
and wiped the dirt off of it and couldn't believe my eyes. The
date read 1652 and after seeing the tree on the back I
recognized the coin as a Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling !!!
What a rush, I could not believe it. Just trying to figure out
what this coin is worth but I doubt I'll ever sell it."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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