Sommer Islands "Hogge Money"

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by chawkeh, Jan 20, 2010.

  1. chawkeh

    chawkeh Junior Member

    Hi everybody.

    Recently I was searching through some of my dad's old things and I came across this coin. Upon doing some research on the net, i've seen many different values estimated from $11,000 to $82,000, but I don't really count myself that lucky, so I was wondering if you guys could give me an estimate of the value of this coin and whether or not it's a fake etc.

    Thanks so much in advance.

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  3. hrhomer

    hrhomer Member

    I'm no expert, but your image of the obverse is very different from the image in the Red Book...

    Yours:

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    This one may or may not be the exact one from the Red Book, but it is almost exactly the same as the Red Book image:

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    Joe
     
  4. JeromeLS

    JeromeLS Coin Fanatic

    You possess a relatively worthless modern fabrication, unfortunately.
     
  5. chawkeh

    chawkeh Junior Member

    Ah darn, what makes you say that?
     
  6. The_Cave_Troll

    The_Cave_Troll The Coin Troll

    Look at the mouth of the pig and the V above the pig. Both of these are places where your coin is significantly different than the known authentic pieces. Those 2 differences alone are enough to guarantee that the coin is not a genuine original.
     
  7. The_Cave_Troll

    The_Cave_Troll The Coin Troll

    Plus on your coin the engraver mis-spelled the word island.
     
  8. chawkeh

    chawkeh Junior Member

    Haha, of course. I didn't notice that. Well thanks for your help everyone.
     
  9. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Very nice!!
     
  10. hrhomer

    hrhomer Member

    A HAHAHAHAHAHA!! I hadn't even noticed that! You win one million internets for catching that!

    Joe
     
  11. JeromeLS

    JeromeLS Coin Fanatic

    I wish I'd noticed that !
     
  12. illrooster132

    illrooster132 Junior Member

    looking for some info. i found that one was sold for 100.000+, and the pictures show one with the name "sommer iland"
     

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  13. illrooster132

    illrooster132 Junior Member

    friend of mine has one and will post pictures when i have a chance. anyway does anyone have a picture of the real deal? according to him the one he has meets the specs of the real thing in size and weigh. also how can he get it certified?
     
  14. hrhomer

    hrhomer Member

    The second picture in post #2.

    Joe
     
  15. swhuck

    swhuck Junior Member

    Keep in mind that misspellings are common on coins that old. They are the curency of the realm, so to speak. ;)
     
  16. dunav011

    dunav011 New Member

  17. DalCor20

    DalCor20 New Member

    I actually have a similair coin but above my pig it has XII. What is the worth of that?
     
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