pine tree shilling

American  

noun

1. a silver coin minted in Massachusetts in the mid to late 17th century, named for the pine tree within a circle shown on the obverse side.

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Etymology

Origin of pine tree shilling

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

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pine tree shilling

In a Jan. 6 Vault, Rebecca Onion misstated that the pine tree shilling, a colonial-era coin, was “printed” in 1652.

From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2015

The old people were displeased with the match and cut Rebecca off with "one pine tree shilling."

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.