Brief Bermudan History
Bermuda is in the Atlantic Ocean 660 miles east of North Carolina. It was discovered in 1503 by Spaniard Juan de Bermudez. In 1603 a group of British colonists, led by Sir George Somers, was shipwrecked on the islands for almost a year on their way to Virginia. In 1612 the islands were permanently settled by 60 settlers from Virginia. Bermuda became a Crown Colony in 1684, and became internally autonomous in 1968, although in a referendum held in 1995, it firmly voted agaianst full independence.

Bermudan Gold Coins
There were early issues of Bermuda's own coins, firstly hogge (or hog) money was issued from 1616 to 1624, then Birmingham made cartwheel copper coins in 1793. Apart from these issues, Bermuda used British currency until 1970, only issuing two crowns, in 1959 and 1964, before it converted to decimal currency denominated in dollars and cents in 1970. Two years later in 1972, Bermuda changed the parity of its own dollar to be equivalent to the US dollar.
Bermuda's first gold coins were issued in 1970, and include a number of triangular coins with curved sides, known as Bermuda triangles.
The hogge money was remembered in a commemorative issue in 1989 of a gold proof set.

Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
100 Dollars (1975)	24	7.03	.900	.2034
10 Dollars (1996)	25	7.776	.5833	.1458

Notes on Table
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres.
Weight = Gross weight in grams.
Fineness = purity of gold alloy.
Gold Content = Actual gold content in troy ounces.

Prices & Availability
Many denominations have been made in a variety of different specifications.

Date	Denomination	Description	Grade	Mintage	Availability	Price £	Price $
1975	$100	Royal Visit	Proof	27,000	Yes	£95	$190
1975	$100	Royal Visit Coin & First Day Cover	Proof		Yes	£See Page	$See Page
1981	$250	Royal Wedding of Prince Charles & Princess Diana	Proof		Yes	£Ask	$Ask
1989	4 Coins	Hogge Money Proof Set	Proof	500	See Page	£ See Page	$ See Page
1996	$10	The Queen Mother with George VI at his Coronation in 1937	Proof	5,000	Yes	£65	$100
1996	$30 & $9	Triangular Gold & Silver Two-Coin Set	Proof	1,000	Ask	£See Page	$See Page

Please contact us prior to ordering for up to date prices and availability.

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £9 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping by Fedex $40 per order

Coins Wanted
We make an active market in almost all coins, including Bermudan coins. If you have any of these coins to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.

Other Bermuda Coins
For Bermuda coins in silver or base metal, or Bermudan coin sets other than gold, please look at the Bermuda Coins page of our original website.