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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 03-17-2009, 01:03 PM   #1 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: TRIVIA: Maui Trade Dollars The 2009 Maui Trade Dollars are now available! What's a Maui Trade Dollar? Some collectors who collect "So Called Dollars" believe that's what they are. Others collecting "tokens" believe that's what they are. They are not an authorized mintage of a country, nation or state. However, they carry the denomination of "Dollar." Maui is the second largest island of the State of Hawaii. In 1992 the Maui Chamber of Commerce contracted to have a Trade Dollar minted to raise funds for their non-profit Education Foundation. A design by S. T. Wurmser (whale) was selected for the reverse and a limited edition of 100,000 coins were struck by Contenental Coin in Cupronickel. Certificates of Authenticity were included with all coins from 1992 through 2007. Each Dollar was redeemable during its year of issue at various participating stores throughout the island. Many Maui Trade Dollars were kept by tourists as souvenirs. Since the coins are crown-sized (39mm) "So Called Dollar" collectors and "token" collectors began collecting them. Last year the Maui Trade Dollars caught my attention and through diligent searchs, I managed to acquire all those Single Trade Dollars from 1992. Through the auspices of Don's World Coin Gallery, here are some photos of the pertinent Maui Trade Dollars. A nice feature added by Don is "to see an enlargement of the coin, click on the coin." Here's that first year of issue, the 1992: http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...Trade%20Dollar The C.O.As bear the mintage figures, the mint who struck the coins, the designerand other pertinent information about the specific year's coin. Here's a photo of the last year (2007) Maui One Dollars were struck whose reverse was dsesigned by Heidi Westweet and struck by Global Minting (115,000) http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...Trade%20Dollar That isn't the last of Maui Trade Dollars. In 2008 rhe value was increased to "Two Dollars." Here's a photo of of the 2008 bearing a Whale and Hula Dancer reverse: http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...0Two%20Dollars Here's a photo of the new 2009 "Two Dollars" piece bearing whales and map of the island: http://worldcoingallery.com/countrie...0Two%20Dollars Again, that's not the end of this "trivia." If you want the best, more elusive of the Maui Trade Dollars, there were some silver ones struck. I settled for the Copper-nickel (cupronickel) specimens. Since I acquired all those Maui "Trade Dollars" from '92 to 2009, I have purchased some older brass and antique brass "Trade Dollars." Sorry, I couldn't find photos on these, but I'll share some info about them: One of my favorite acquisitions is an Antique Brass Hawaii "Aloha" Dollar.It doesn;lt carry a date, but was minted in 1971. My 2nd older "Trade Dollar" is a brass piece authorized in 1972 by the Island of Kona. My third older "Trade Dollar" is a brass coin struck in 1973 for Kona Island. The forth, and last, older "Trade Dollar" is a 1975 Maui "Trade Dollar" struck in brass. I am awaiting arrival of a fifth older "Trade Dollar." Now. in case you'd like to view all the maui "Trade Dollars" minted from 1992 through 2009 click on this link: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Maui.php Did you enjoy this "Trivia"? Clinker Last edited by Clinker; 03-17-2009 at 01:05 PM. Reason: Spacing error   03-17-2009, 01:10 PM   #2 (permalink) spock1k King of Hearts   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,559 i wish i had known this sooner when i was ont he island __________________ http://kidromeoisathief.webs.com/   03-17-2009, 01:38 PM   #3 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: Hi spock1k Quote: Originally Posted by spock1k i wish i had known this sooner when i was ont he island Next time you visit Maui, stop in the Maui Chamber of Commerce store and visit all coin shops on the Island, You'll be pleasantly surprised! Clinker   03-17-2009, 05:31 PM   #4 (permalink) LostDutchman exsisto magister     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,171 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Quote: Originally Posted by Clinker Next time you visit Maui, stop in the Maui Chamber of Commerce store and visit all coin shops on the Island, You'll be pleasantly surprised! Clinker There are coin shops on Maui?? I was just there within the past 3 months, and all the shops I found from the phonebook and my garmin GPS were nonexistent... I did see the trade dollars for sale in the touristy shops. but no coin shops... __________________ Matt Dinger Lost Dutchman Rare Coins   03-17-2009, 06:01 PM   #5 (permalink) green18 ANA# R3129541     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,927 My Mood: Clinker, I enjoyed this post immensely. Glad to see you back posting.... __________________ They also serve who only stand and wait....John Milton   03-18-2009, 11:53 AM   #6 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To green18 Quote: Originally Posted by green18 Clinker, I enjoyed this post immensely. Glad to see you back posting.... Just some "minor" setbacks...AND thank you! Clinker   03-18-2009, 11:50 AM   #7 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by LostDutchman There are coin shops on Maui?? I was just there within the past 3 months, and all the shops I found from the phonebook and my garmin GPS were nonexistent... I did see the trade dollars for sale in the touristy shops. but no coin shops... Thanks for sharing your experience with Coin Shops. If visiting Maui, a collecter of Maui Trade Dollars should seek out Souvenir Shops for better results. Again thanks, Clinker   03-18-2009, 11:53 AM   #8 (permalink) spock1k King of Hearts   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,559 Quote: Originally Posted by Clinker Next time you visit Maui, stop in the Maui Chamber of Commerce store and visit all coin shops on the Island, You'll be pleasantly surprised! Clinker i hope there is a next time __________________ http://kidromeoisathief.webs.com/   03-18-2009, 12:00 PM   #9 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To spock1k Quote: Originally Posted by spock1k i hope there is a next time I hope you get to back, but as proved out by other U.S. coin collectors viusiting Maui, brsides visiting the Maui Chamber of Commerce Store, seek out Souvenir shops for better results. Clinker   03-17-2009, 04:00 PM   #10 (permalink) DonNorris World Type Collector     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 4 I sure enjoyed it! I found the examples displayed at a souvenir stand in Hana, Maui after riding precariously close to the cliff on "The Road to Hana". Finding a complete set of the trade dollars at that stand made my day!\ Try the "View all" link at the bottom of my Maui page. Don   03-17-2009, 05:16 PM   #11 (permalink) Clinker Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 1,704 My Mood: To Don Norris Quote: Originally Posted by DonNorris I sure enjoyed it! I found the examples displayed at a souvenir stand in Hana, Maui after riding precariously close to the cliff on "The Road to Hana". Finding a complete set of the trade dollars at that stand made my day!\ Try the "View all" link at the bottom of my Maui page. Don Thanks for reading and commenting... Clinker   03-18-2009, 01:24 PM   #12 (permalink) spock1k King of Hearts   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,559 yes i will __________________ http://kidromeoisathief.webs.com/   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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