Massachusetts silver coinage
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Period
1652 onwards
Issuing entity
British Colonial AmericaSilver shillings, sixpences and threepences struck in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, including the willow, oak and pine tree types.
Historical context
Struck without royal authority, most bearing the frozen date 1652 regardless of actual year of production.
Design
- note
- Types distinguished by the tree device on the obverse.
Identification
- note
- Type attribution depends on tree style and planchet shape; specialist references required.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Weights, silver standard and die varieties require transcription from a printed reference.
- Distribution of surviving specimens by type not yet documented.