Can anyone Identify this coin?

tlhoy · April 21, 2005 10:10AM

Thanks for your help.

Weiss · April 21, 2005 10:13AM

Sommer Islands "Hogge" money. Bermuda , 1616. See the first few pages of the Redbook (p. 21 in the 2005 spiral bound). The first coins struck for the english colonies in America. This looks kind of like a copy, but that sure seems to be what it is or is supposed to be.

This one looks like the shilling. Value of $3k to $5k in g-vg without hole and if authentic.

tlhoy · April 21, 2005 10:19AM

I wonder if its real?

Weiss · April 21, 2005 10:21AM

If it is real, it is certainly better than the shilling they use in the redbook. It's got to be alt least EF, which lists at $50k or more (again, sans hole).

tlhoy · April 21, 2005 10:24AM

I see the Red Book also states that "struck copies exist."

Aethelred · April 21, 2005 10:29AM

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I wonder if its real? >>

Does not look it to me.

lathmach · April 21, 2005 10:18PM

From the look of the ship, Id say it's got to be a novelty item.

Ray

lordmarcovan · April 22, 2005 1:06PM

IF that is real, it is worth mucho dinero, and would be among one of the nicest survivors, I'd think.

The chance of it being real is a long shot, though.

Really long.

Conder101 · April 25, 2005 8:16PM

Looks like a modern copy.

Sylvestius · April 25, 2005 8:27PM

Best to think of it as fake until you know for sure, it'll save any disappointment if it turns out not to be real.

Can anyone Identify this coin?

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