Hello everyone, hope all is doing well in the hobby. I have been working on this for a while now... I was on a mission to put together a nice set of 1883 hawaii silver coins. The dollar and dime were the toughest of all. The half dollar was a challenge for me (financially lol). The quarter is easily found in higher grades reasonably priced but I didn't want the quarter to be leaps and bounds better than the other coins. The dollar is way out of my price range in mint state so I had to settle with an unc details coin but it is awesome and perhaps my favorite. The dime is an MS-61 but in my opinion I think ngc was generous with the grade, I think it could have been an AU coin. I wanted one a little nicer (a better 61 or a 62) but they are so hard to find I was happy to have one technically MS. The half dollar is a 63 CAC and the quarter is a 63. All in all I am very satisfied with this set of coins overall and just thought I would share with everyone!
Well done! That is the Dollar I've been watching for years. I first saw it at a show with a dealer that tends to be moody and prices almost everything high. After not selling it, he sent it to Great Collections. I was an underbidder (should have bid more). The winner had it on eBay for a while until the person (I believe) you bought it from purchased it. That person had an astronomical price but seems to have accepted an offer that was well under the ask (and closer to what it is worth today).
Great coins that tell a history of Hawaii. Out of curiosity, do you know how long these coins circulated in Hawaii
When Hawaii became a US territory in 1903 they offered an exchange program where these Hawaii coins could be traded for US silver coins of equal value. They were then taken and melted down. In 1904 they were demonitized completely. So that means they were only circulating for about 20 years or so. Most of the dollars were melted down from what I heard. The half dollar had a great majority melted down also. I think around half of the quarters were melted down. Not very many at all of the dimes were traded in and melted down but they are very scarce in higher grades. Alot of the people of hawaiian culture kept these coins and made trinkets out of them like jewelry, decorations, and stuff like that.
Great set! Great job! Completing a set that a collector has been working on for a long time is one of the most satisfying moments possible in the hobby. I really enjoyed looking at your pics too. Cal
Congratulations Always nice to finish what you start, not matter how long it took. The end is sweet sorrow.
