Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 47

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Hawaii Coins and Tokens

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4294		1847 Hawaiian Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Crosslet 4 in date; berries 7 + 8. Smooth brown luster with steel blue accents. HAPA HANERI (literally "half of one hundred") should have been spelled HAPA HANELI, there being no letter R in the Hawaiian alphabet. Of the 100,000 cents that were coined, only 11,000 or so remained in circulation when a census was taken in 1862 in the reign of Kamehameha IV (PCGS # 10965) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 4295		1883 Hawaiian Ten Cents. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck and toned. Housed in an old green holder. The motto on the back translates into English as "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness." It is today the State motto of Hawaii. The dies for the 1883 Kalakaua coinage were made by Charles Barber at Philadelphia before being sent to the San Francisco Mint where the coins were struck using the same weights and fineness as United States coins (PCGS # 10979) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 4296		1883 Hawaiian Ten Cents. Sharpness of VF-35. Toned with rough surfaces (PCGS # 10979) . Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $104
Lot 4297		1883 Hawaiian Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Nicely toned. A choice, lustrous example. The reverse depicts the shield from the Hawaiian Coat of Arms (PCGS # 10987) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 4298		1883 Hawaiian Half Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck and white with prooflike fields offsetting frosted devices (PCGS # 10991) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 4299		1883 Hawaiian Dollar. Sharpness of MS-63. Nicely toned. A few marks here and there. Nice looking coin, indeed, a fabulous looking coin when one considers that these tended to be scuffed about in handling (even when they never reached circulation). This is a very attractie coin. Notice the excellent detail on King Kalakaua's head curls, mutton chops, and moustache. The full Hawaiian Coat of Arms is displayed only on the silver dollars. AKAHI DALA is the Hawaiian for ONE DOLLAR. The national motto was coined (so to speak) in 1839 during the reign of King Kamehameha III, and is today the State of Hawaii motto (PCGS # 10995) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,000
Lot 4300		1883 Hawaiian Dollar. Sharpness of AU-50. Cleaned. Still a lustrous example of this one-year Type from the Kingdom of Hawaii before it gained Territorial status in 1900 (PCGS # 10995) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 4301		1883 Hawaiian Dollar. Sharpness of EF-40. Cleaned. The fine detail shows in Kalakaua's beard and hair (PCGS # 10995) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 4302		A nice lot of Hawaiian coins. Consists of: 1883 10¢ (4) and 1883 25¢ (2). Coins will grade Good to Fine . Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $299