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LOT 1026:
***Auction Highlight*** 1883 Hawaii Half Dollar 50c Graded ms64+ By SEGS (fc)
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Sold for: $950
Start price:
$
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Estimated price :
$2,337 - $4,675
Buyer's Premium: 18%
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***Auction Highlight*** 1883 Hawaii Half Dollar 50c Graded ms64+ By SEGS (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1883 Hawaii Half Dollar 50c Graded ms64+ By SEGS. The 1883 Hawaiian "Hapaha" was struck at the San Francisco Mint on U.S. Quarter planchets. Many were redeemed and melted after Hawaii acquired U.S. territorial statusPer Maurice Gould and Kenneth Bressett writing in Hawaiian Coins, Tokens, and Paper Money (1961): "In 1883, Claus Spreckels, a banker, sugar planter, and power behind the throne, approached the King on the subject of having a silver coinage struck for the Islands. Application was made by the Hawaiian Government for the coinage at the San Francisco mint, of one million dollars in silver denominations to correspond with the silver coins of the United States of America in fineness and weight, regulations of the 9th of November, 1883, by the Secretary of the United States A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away Coin
