The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 31, July 17, 2005, Article 5

AUGUST 2005 COLONIAL NEWSLETTER

CNL Editor Gary Trudgen writes: "The August 2005 issue
of The Colonial Newsletter (CNL) has been published. This
issue provides our readers with interesting studies on three
diverse topics in early American numismatics. In our previous
issue, we were treated to an excellent review and study by
Dr. John Kleeberg of a famous American land hoard,
specifically the Stepney Hoard. In this issue we are again
pleased to present another outstanding study of a legendary
American hoard, the Castine Hoard. Based upon two old
photographs of coins from the Castine Hoard, author Tom
Kays has made a startling discovery which questions the
time period in which the hoard was thought to have been
deposited. He weaves this discovery into the history of the
region and even treats us to a little historical fiction.

Next, we present a study of the original 1881 heliotype
photographic print of New Jersey coppers that was published
by Dr. Edward Maris in his monograph titled A Historical Sketch
of the Coins of New Jersey. Authors Dr. Roger Moore and
Ray Williams, both enthusiastic students of this coinage, provide
some interesting conclusions about the production of this plate.
The authors have determined that the plate was produced using
a four-step process. They came to their conclusion by comparing
several original plates which, in itself, was a difficult task due to
the rarity of the plates and their dispersal throughout the country.

Our final paper takes us back to Bermuda and Hogge Money.
We are pleased that Mark Sportack, an authority on Bermuda's
early money, has provided CNL with a study concerning the
re-emergence of Hogge Money. Acceptance by American
numismatists of Hogge Money as the earliest coinage made
specifically for North America came slowly over many, many
years. Mark methodically traces the chronological sequence of
discovery of the different denominations known today. It is
an interesting detective study in an effort to uncover the facts
from the mists of time concerning today's extant specimens.

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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