US or World Section? Who knows...1883 Hawaii 1/4 Dollar

Ha ha ha...which category would this fit into? In any case, here it is!

FIRST OFF: I know this coin has issues. Looks like it was mounted onto something and then to get the glue or whatever off someone HARSHLY cleaned/scratched it. But I'd never seen one before, and at the price I got it, I couldn't turn it down.

It's non-magnetic and weighs 6.1 grams.

So, I submit to you, my 1883 Hawaii 1/4 Dollar. Mintage of 500,000.

 

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Exactly why I put it in there. Minted in San Francisco, anyway...lol

 

US section

 

It is a world coin. At the time that coin was issued Hawaii was a Kingdom, an independent country. The coins were struck under contract between the US and that country. We didn't take over that country until years later (at the request of US business interests, not the people of Hawaii or thier government.)

 

I agree with this completely. As well as the other statements too.

Krause has it listed as an independent kingdom under Hawaii, not in the US section. I'm sure it's in the Red Book, though...with the Philippines, Puerto Rico, etc coins.

What do you guys think happened to this coin? Does my guess about the mounting look like what's been done to it? All I know is someone did a really, really awful job "cleaning" it up.

 

It looks as though it might have been part of a cufflink or similar jewelry. The quarter is quite common and can be found relatively easily up to MS66, but the other denominations are tougher.

 

It is a world coin.