Sommer Is Shilling W-15530 Copper Mule Kenney-10 Dickeson Copy

Coin Details

Description

A copper mule of the Sommer Islands Shilling series cataloged as W-15530 and Kenney-10 in the Dickeson copy program. This is the fourth copper mule variety in the Kenney classification (after Kenney-1, Kenney-3, and Kenney-5), demonstrating the remarkable breadth of die combinations that emerged from Dickeson's workshop. Four distinct copper mule varieties suggest that Dickeson maintained a substantial inventory of obverse and reverse dies for the Sommer Islands shilling. Each Kenney number represents a documented, distinct die pairing, and the copper metal provides a consistent medium for comparing the die characteristics that distinguish each variety. The W-15530/Kenney-10 mule joins Kenney-1 (W-15480), Kenney-3 (W-15490), and Kenney-5 (W-15510) as the copper entries in the Kenney series. Collectors can trace the evolution of die states across these varieties, potentially revealing the order of production and the condition of dies as they aged through use. Dickeson's Sommer Islands copy project, when viewed through the lens of the complete Kenney classification, emerges as a sophisticated numismatic enterprise that produced a remarkable number of distinct collectible varieties from a single basic design concept. The W-15530/Kenney-10 copper mule represents one piece of this larger puzzle.

Rarity Notes

Rare. One of four copper mule varieties in the Kenney series; each die combination is individually scarce.

Cross References

W-15530; Kenney-10; Dickeson Copy Mule series; Original: Sommer Islands Shilling, circa 1616