Lot 468
1662 Oak Tree Twopence. PCGS graded EF-40. Toned. According to Breen, at least 4 stages of reworked dies were used to strike the large 2 variety. The date is distorted looking on these. Curiously the "oak tree" designation dates back to at least 1662. In an instance of political daring, since these were disallowed by the King of England, Sir Thomas Temple in that year showed King Charles II one of these oak tree pieces, said to be a shilling, identifying it to His Majesty as the oak tree at Boscobel in which the fugitive king had hidden from Cromwell's soldiers in 1651. At which the King, in good humor, called the colonists "a parcel of honest doggs" rather than order reprisals for treason! Pop 15, 31 finer (PCGS # 17) .
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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