THE OAK TREE COINAGE OF MASSACHUSETTS

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Clain-Stefanelli 12214*, Davis 799

Noe’s discussion of Massachusetts Oak Trees, number 110 in the ANS Numismatic Notes & Monographs series, is the briefest of his trilogy encompassing Massachusetts silver. As Noe admits, “there is little to add to Crosby’s excellent recording of the data.” And indeed, Noe identifies no additional varieties, but does offer a chronological reordering of the Crosby reverses along with credible technical analysis to support his conclusions. T. James Clarke’s collection, many of them Würtzbach plate coins, form the basis for the ten plates. As Noe’s three separate monographs on Massachusetts silver present a triple challenge for the collector, perhaps the only fault one can find with these defining works is that they were published serially rather than as a single volume.

1^st Edition

NOE, Sydney P. THE OAK TREE COINAGE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
New York: 1947
23pp, 10 plates
Octavo
Softbound: Tan card covers

American Numismatic Society Numismatic Notes & Monographs No. 110

A collected reprint of Noe's three works, The Silver Coinage Of Massachusetts, was published by Quarterman in 1973.