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3 Pence
| Issuer | Bermuda |
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| Year | 1616 |
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| Currency | Hogge money coinage |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | S I |
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The so-called "Hogge Money" of Bermuda — named for the feral hogs that greeted the first English settlers — represents the earliest coinage struck for any English colonial territory in the Americas. Produced in brass and intended for the Somers Isles Company, these pieces were minted in England around 1616 and shipped out to the struggling settlement. Acceptance among colonists was reportedly poor; the pieces were considered debased and circulated reluctantly at best.
Surviving examples are extraordinarily rare. Most known specimens show heavy wear or corrosion consistent with prolonged exposure to the island's salt air and humidity.