Sommer Is Shilling W-15420 White Metal Dickeson Copy
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A white metal copy of the Sommer Islands (Bermuda) Shilling cataloged as W-15420 in the Whitman reference, made by Dr. Montroville Wilson Dickeson of Philadelphia during the 1850s-1860s. Montroville Wilson Dickeson of Philadelphia struck copies of the Sommer Islands shilling in the 1850s; Kenney lists the copy under Dickeson as no. 1, and examples are known in copper, brass, nickel and white metal. The copy follows the originals closely but not exactly: its legend has stars where the originals have stops, and the ship shows a puff of smoke from a firing cannon. Its ship die was also paired with other dies, and the resulting mules carry their own Whitman (W-) and Kenney numbers in the PCGS listings. This example is struck in white metal. It is catalogued as W-15420. The genuine coin it imitates is listed in the catalog as (1616) Sommer Islands Shilling - Small Sails.
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W-15420
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