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boberbao New Member China 1 Posts	Posted 05/25/2010 05:36 am 24mm,5.3g,is it genius or fake? Report this Post to the Staff

Whytlash Valued Member United States 407 Posts	Posted 05/25/2010 07:58 am Hi and welcome to CCF! It appears that what you have is a modern reproduction of a Sommer Islands Shilling. I can find no reference to the coins ever being made of gold. They were made from brass (most likely your coin is also) and coated with a silver wash to simulate value, which caused the coins to rapidly deteriorate. Very few are found with smooth surfaces, and genuine coins are very rare. The coins depict the wild hog or boar, so many of which were found on the Island, and the reverse likely shows Sommer's flagship. Hogge Money (so named because of the pig that appears on the obverses of the coins) was introduced to the Bermuda Islands circa 1616 by Daniel Tuckar, the new Governor of the Bermuda Company. You can read more about them here. http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_c...hillings.htm Hope this helps, Steve Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 05/25/2010 10:51 am I have one of these packed away in my tokens/reproductions file. Yours is more accurately cast than mine - which is a terrible reproduction - but your appears to be a very modern reproduction, or perhaps an older one that has been whizzed. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 05/25/2010 10:54 am Oh, and pardon my bad manners. Welcome to CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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