This was submitted because it is interesting :) The quote you quote (sic) is from the American Numismatic Society, which is one informed opinion but can hardly

This was submitted because it is interesting :) The quote you quote (sic) is from the American Numismatic Society, which is one informed opinion but can hardly be taken as the unequivocal truth. The hypothesis from the Maine State Museum historians (which requires reading the entire article since it is at the end :-) is more constructive than mere dismissal as a "hoax".