Lot 4252
1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. A satiny virtually mark-free specimen with some natural mottled russet toning on both sides. Lustrous throughout; boldly struck and attractive.
Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, and cartographer. The Hawaiian Commemorative was struck to observe Hawaii's first sighting by Europeans when Cook and his crew chanced upon the isles in 1778. Cook would return to Hawaii on a second voyage in 1779, where, through a misunderstanding between the local residents and some of the crew members, he was stabbed in the back. However, the esteem in which he was nevertheless held by the Hawaiian royalty resulted in his body being retained by their chiefs and elders (possibly, as some claim, for partial human consumption, though this part remains contentious) and the flesh cut and roasted from his bones. Some of Cook's remains were eventually returned to the British for a formal burial at sea following an appeal by the crew (PCGS # 9309) .
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
Ex Frazier Estate.
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