i got this coin from a friend. I'm unable to locate this in the catalogue. If anyone can tell me what it is , i'd be greatful. I'm also not sure whether this is actually a coin.. On the reverse of this coin, 'ALOHA' is inscribed and below 'KONA' followed by 'Chamber of Commerce'..
A friend of mine went to Hawaii and brought me back a silver dollar sized coin. I think it was in 2002 and it was dated. It was distributed by the chamber of commerce and is good for $1 at local merchants. It is a very pretty coin.
I have one of these lying around somewhere. A friend told me he had a dollar coin from Hawaii and I was hoping against hope that it was the 1883 version, but no. I took it anyway and keep it as a curiousity
It is not a coin, but a municipally issued token by a chamber of commerce. These were fairly common in Hawaii and Alaska, a lot of people would save them as a souvenir and the chamber of commerce would then make a profit.
Krasnaya Vityaz has fully answered your question. Holding a poll on this makes almost as much sense as holding a poll on whether or not the sun rises in the east. Coin-sized pieces of metal issued by chambers of commerce, even if they are accepted in trade by member merchants, are tokens, not coins. Anyhow, since 1898 Hawaii has either been a possession or a state of the United States, and if you check your U.S. Constitution, you'll find that the only authorized issuer of coins under the American Flag is the federal government.
hi... thanx a lot for all your replies and everything is quite clear about this coin.. I'm fairly new to this site.. and its been really nice to have your opinions and suggestions.... thanx again..
I was surfing on Ebay and came across some of these (or similar). It looks like these are issued by various chambers of commerce: Honolulu, Kona, Maui, Hilo, etc. That would be a neat set of coins to collect. The last time my friend went over, she said she couldn't find one on Maui. Maybe its not an every year thing.
Maui trade dollar Here is a link where you can buy the latest Maui Trade dollar. It looks pretty cool. http://www.joelscoins.com/zoo.htm#maui05 JonySky