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E-Auction 12  16 September 2015
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Lot 100

Estimate: 125 USD
Price realized: 200 USD
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BERMUDA. SOMMER ISLANDS CO. "Hogge" money imitation, (silver?). 21.49 gm. 39 mm. .6909 t oz. A wild hog left, XII above; SOMMER ISLANDS around / Ship in full sail, the Halve Maene; Henry Hudson imitative daalder. Mint State. "Hogge" money was struck in Bermuda between 1616 and 1619. The "hogge" was chosen because of the many wild hogs the early settlers encountered. The genuine coins are extremely rare, usually in marginal condition and very expensive. Imitations such as this reflect both that early history and the quaint appeal of the design.
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