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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 4166070, member: 99642&quot;]The obverse (head side) is about a 20 and the reverse is about a 25, in rounded numbers.&nbsp; The worst part of the coin is the man&#039;s head which has, not only wear, but what appears to be some damage. Otherwise, I think it&#039;s a great coin.</p><p>I really like these Hawaiian coins and have bid on many of them on eBay, however, I have not scored one yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a sidebar to Hawaiian coinage, I thought we might enjoy a little Hawaiian history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hawaii was a sovereign nation until a group of businessmen financed a revolt against the Queen in the 1890&#039;s.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the Wiki on it :</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom</a>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a very interesting read.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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