FIR MASATHVSETS SHILLING

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CaptHenway
CaptHenway Posts: 34,167 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited July 1, 2026 8:02AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Isn't this a lovely Fir tree?
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Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.

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  • DCW
    DCW Posts: 7,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The most beautiful example Ive ever seen

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  • privatecoin
    privatecoin Posts: 3,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If I was ever rich enough to complete any series I want it would be them.

    Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc

  • WinLoseWin
    WinLoseWin Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yep, I'm always finding those whenever going through rolls of original early colonials. FIROOEC

    "To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,066 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    its always nice to see them :)

  • Walkerfan
    Walkerfan Posts: 10,391 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is an extremely high state of preservation for that piece! Lovely!

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,047 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Found In Roll?

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  • gonzer
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    @jmlanzaf said:
    Found In Roll?

    Because of that other post that's precisely what I thought.

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,167 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @gonzer said:

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Found In Roll?

    Because of that other post that's precisely what I thought.

    :)

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • Eddi
    Eddi Posts: 633 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 4, 2026 1:06AM
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    I have one without the 'H' in Masathusets, and with the 'N's' in 'England' backwards.

  • lkenefic
    lkenefic Posts: 9,518 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for sharing... but I'm now considering one of these for my Box of 20, which would make me 4 coins short and I'd have to boot something... lol!

    Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,066 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 4, 2026 7:56AM
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    I have to go look and see if they ever found that three pence piece Yale university had stolen with ther stuff years ago. Just a thought for now

  • Morgan13
    Morgan13 Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very cool!

    Student of numismatics and collector of Morgan dollars
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  • lcutler
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    @lkenefic said:
    Thanks for sharing... but I'm now considering one of these for my Box of 20, which would make me 4 coins short and I'd have to boot something... lol!

    Boot away! The pine tree shilling is so iconic, it has to have a spot!

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