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2021-10-25 16:00:00

Witch Pieces: How a Silver Coin Was Thought to Ward off Evil

For over 350 years, the Pine Tree Shilling has fascinated numismatists and historians alike. Struck in Massachusetts while the Thirteen Colonies were still under British rule, this silver coin was one of several struck to fill the currency shortage. The most fascinating part of the Pine Tree Shilling is possibly its revival as a tool to ward off witches in the late 1690s.