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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 781499, member: 6370&quot;]Fret, these coins are, on average, rather inexpensive so it shouldnt break the bank to pick some up here and there when you come across one that catches your eye. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I read the history of that island, I found it interesting that it wasnt always an island, it was a part of a marshly mainland until, I guess, the water rose during storms and surges in 1363 and permenantly cut this land mass off from the mainland so it became an island chain. They made it seem like it happen over night but another source made it seem like it was a series of flooding over time that caused this.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One of the write-ups (writen by a person from Boldixum) made it seem like Boldixum was the major center of the island and that Wyk was just a cluster of fishing huts until they officially founded Wyk in 1819 with an eye to tourism and to make it a beach resort. The town took off quickly, then swallowed up Boldixum by 1924. I am thinking this coin was probably minted while it was still a village. I base this only on the idea that after it was incorprated into Wyk it probably wouldnt have created its own &#039;money&#039; but certainly this might not be the case as. It seems, some in Boldixum still think its the true &#039;heart&#039; of Föhr.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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