THE PINE TREE COINAGE OF MASSACHUSETTS
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The One Hundred Greatest Items Of United States Numismatic Literature Rank: Number 52
Clain-Stefanelli 12216*, Davis 801
Number 125 in the ANS Numismatic Notes & Monographs series, Noe’s essay on the Pine Tree coinage completed his trio of monographs on Massachusetts silver. Once again, Crosby, “the rock-like foundation for any study of the early coinage of our country,” was frequently cited, to the extent of reprinting Crosby’s die tables for the Pine Trees. Noe renumbered the Crosby varieties, adding a number of clarifications, and today these remain the standard for Pine Tree attribution. Noe further treated copies, inevitable imitations of anything desirable and ancient. Many of the plates illustrated examples from the T. James Clarke collection, which eventually landed in the hands of the acquisitive Ford. As a result, Ford XII (October, 2005) is a mandatory “go with” for Noe, featuring oversized photography almost better than the coins themselves.
1st Edition
Photo courtesy of Wayne K. Homren Numismatic Library.
NOE, Sydney P. THE PINE TREE COINAGE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
New York: 1952
48pp, 11 plates
Octavo
Softbound: Tan card covers
American Numismatic Society Numismatic Notes & Monographs No. 125
A collected reprint of Noe's three works, The Silver Coinage Of Massachusetts, was published by Quarterman in 1973.